Pride And Prejudice Rhetorical Analysis

"Pride and prejudice" by Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s valuable treatise Pride and Prejudice exemplifies various kinds of marriages; however, leaves the readers with the impression that marriages of suitability and love are the ones to be wished for. Pride and Prejudice falls in the genre of romantic and sentimental novels of the eighteenth century. In the first three chapters of the novel, every situation and incident of the plot advances the progress of the story. The chapters contain gentle and subtle irony and satire. While the style employed by Jane Austen is transparent and simple, the language used by the characters of the story often reveals their personalities. Throughout the chapters, the author has taken ample care to maintain adequate …show more content…
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”. The sentence describes the theme of the novel, which is marriage. It also explains the efforts put in by mothers to get their daughters married and the efforts of daughters themselves, including the social traditions, which either help or hinder the case. The chapter also gives an insight of how the members of Bennett family react to each other. The narrative tone of the chapter gives an account of the significance of marrying well within the society. In the first chapter, Jane Austen has graphically portrayed Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Bennett through their conversation and crowns it at the end of the chapter by commenting on the characters. The future events that happen in the novel prove the truth of Jane Austen’s remarks on the two characters. The author describes Mr. Bennett as a man of sarcasm, humor and indifferent towards life. She gives an account of Mrs. Bennett as a woman of uncertain temper and mean understanding. In the first chapter, Jane Austen’s tone, her choice of words, her ironical opening and generalization at each point direct the reader’s …show more content…
The novel falls in the category of romantic and sentimental novels. In the first three chapters of the novel, the mastery of Jane Austen ensures that every situation and incident of the story contains subtle satire and irony. The author employs a transparent style and reveals the personalities of the characters through the use of direct speech. In the first three chapters, Jane Austen maintains an adequate distinction between the narrative and conversational tone of the novel. She illustrates unique artistic quality and presents her characters truthfully. While the first chapter presents the use of irony, the opening sentence describes the theme of marriage. It provides an insight of how Bennett’s family members react with one another. The narrative tone describes the significance of marrying well within the society. In this chapter, the author describes Mr. Bennett as a man of sarcasm and Mrs. Bennett as a woman of uncertain temper and mean understanding. The second chapter throws light on the relationships prevailing in Mr. Bennett’s family. It not only introduces new characters, but also develops the plot to reach the theme of the novel. The wording and the intonation used by the author direct the reader’s attention. The second chapter majorly focuses on Mrs. Bennett’s views on