... must be in want of a man with a good fortune. In this first line of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice we are at once introduced to language rich with satire. The comic tendencies displayed in the novel's language introduce a theme very important to the novel "the character's laughter and their attitudes towards laughter as an index to their morality and social philosophy ... the novel, that Miss Bennet "smiled too much,"" attitudes towards laughter divide the characters. Most obviously We tend to consider Elizabeth's position the normative "more closely aligned with modern theories of h...

• Word Count: 1894
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School