Analysis of narrative voice and dialogue in Pride and Prejudice, vol II, ch x

From Pride and Prejudice, vol II, ch x Please analyse this passage in no more than 1000 words, discussing ways in which the narrative voice and dialogue are used. This chapter opens with a line from the omniscient narrator confiding or 'telling' us about Elizabeth's unexpected encounters in the park with Mr Darcy. Austen's use of the 'telling' technique here is economical and saves the reader actually having to read through each of these meetings to …

…a subtle hint at her hypocrisy. And as the dialogue further progresses between the two, we are 'shown' first hand Elizabeth's unfounded judgement of Darcy. This 'showing' technique dramatically confirms what we already know about Elizabeth that perhaps she is heading for a fall! [1000 words] Bibliography: Austen, J., The Complete Novels, Pride and Prejudice, (1981) Crown Publishers, Inc. Open University (ed.), Approaching Prose Fiction, (2001) The Open University Walder, D. (ed.), The Realist Novel (1995) The Open University