Satire in Pride in Prejudice In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen attacks the idea of marriage for money and social standing. ... In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen uses satire to bring about a social change. ... It was likely a piece of literature that helped to bring about the social change that occurred a short time later. ...
In Pride and Prejudice, one of the things that Austin does is prove to us how true this really is. ... The specific elements that will be examined are prejudice in Elizabeth and pride in Darcy. Elizabeth's negative prejudices can be broken up into three major groups: in favor of Wickham, in favor of her own family, and against Darcy, which includes Darcy's pride. In short, Elizabeth's apparent prejudices and Darcy's marked pride are reversed in our eyes with Darcy's letter. ... In short, life has many surprises for us, and there is no way to stop them. ...
