In The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde uses irony, puns, and humor to show the readers of the follies and social incapability of the acceptance of others different from themselves. ... The plays and mostly revolves around this theme of deception to oneself and to others. ... With this, The Importance of Being Earnest makes a wavering claim stating that maybe just maybe Jack, Gwendolyn, Algernon, and Cecily have been the earnest ones all along. ... The cucumber sandwiches also become a theme for the self-indulgence of the rich. ... Overall, The Importance of Being Earnest has man...

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