Narrative Voice and Dialogue in "Pride and Prejudice", volume III, chapter ix by Jane Austen.

In a continuous essay of not more than 1000 words, analyse this passage, discussing the ways in which narrative voice and dialogue are used (From Pride and Prejudice, volume III, chapter ix by Jane Austen). Throughout "Pride and Prejudice", Jane Austen uses a limited omniscient (third person) point of view, focalized through the character of Elizabeth Bennett. The novel is written with a tone of genteel informality that clearly echoes Elizabeth's intelligent wit and deliciously ironic …

…characters clearly illustrates the "gap between life itself and the way individuals interpret it" (pg. 284, Thorne). Bibliograpy: 1.<Tab/>Austen. J., 1998, Pride and Prejudice, Oxford University Press, Reading. 2.<Tab/>Walder, D. (ed.), 1995, The Realist Novel, Routledge (Open University), London. 3.<Tab/>Montgomery et al, 2000, Ways of Reading: 2nd Ed, Routledge, London. 4.<Tab/>Thorne. S., 1997, Mastering Advanced English Language, Macmillan, Hong Kong.