Irony, Values ​​and Realism in Pride and PrejudiceThe focus of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is Elizabeth Bennet's prejudice against the apparent arrogance of her future suitor, Fitzwilliam Darcy, and the blow to his pride in falling in love with her. The key elements of the story are irony, values ​​and the realism of the characters in their development. Jane Austen's irony is devastating in highlighting stupidity and hypocrisy. Self-delusion or the attempt to deceive others is usually the object of his wits. There are various forms of exquisite irony in Pride and Prejudice, sometimes the characters are unconsciously ironic, as when Mrs Bennet earnestly states that she would never accept any implied ownership, although Mr Collins is willing to do so. Often Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth serve to directly express the author's ironic opinion. When Mary Bennet is the only daughter in the house and does not need to be compared to her more beautiful sisters, the author observes that: "her father suspected that she had submitted to the change without much reluctance." (Austen 189) Mr. Bennet turns his spirit upon himself during the crisis with Whickham and Lydia: "let me feel once in my life how guilty I have been. I am not afraid of being overwhelmed by the impression. It will pass away soon enough." (Austen 230) Elizabeth's irony is lighthearted when Jane asks her when she began to love Mr. Darcy: "It came so gradually that I hardly know when it began. But I think I must date it from the first time I saw his beautiful gardens". at Pemberly" (Austen 163). However he can be bitterly cutting in his commentary on Darcy's role in separating Bingley and Jane: "Mr. Darcy is unusually kind to Mr. Bingley, and takes a prodigy... middle of paper.. . kling: Irony and Fiction in 'Pride and Prejudice,'" in The Fields of Light: An Experiment in Critical Reading. New York: Oxford University Press, 1951: 164-81. Brownstein, M. "Getting Married: Jane Austen." Time-Tested Secrets to Capture Mr. Right's Heart. New York: Warner Books, 1995. Menand, Louis. “What Jane Austen Doesn't Tell Us.” February 1, 1996: 13-15.Moler, Kenneth. Pride and Prejudice: A Study in the Art Economy. Boston, MA: Twayne Publishers, 1989. Newman, Karen. "This Marriage Can Be Saved: Jane Austen Makes Sense of a final." ELH 50.4 (1983): 693-710. Ryle, Gilbert. “Jane Austen and the Moralists,” Oxford Review, no. 1, February 1966, pp. 5-18.