A consistent and thought provoking novel, Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” combines irony and wit to provide audiences with a comedic view of human complexity. The first paragraph in this novel consists only of a single sentence, but in the few words used, Austen is able to present a seemly strong and confident statement, only to use clever dialog and description to reveal its irony as the novel unfolds. Austen’s use of irony …showed first 75 words of 388 total…

…showed last 75 words of 388 total…financial and social stability for her own daughters and family. A single man of good fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls. (Austen. Page 1) The quotation embeds Mrs. Bennet’s philosophy, and also determines her goal in marry off her daughters. What is true in this story is not always represented by what is said by the characters, but revealed in the ironic context embedded by the author.