DW Harding

D.W. harding's paper on Jane Austen embellishes on the notion that Austen's novel was not a satire due to its disassociation with the normal way of satirizing in that time, but rather a more intensive look into the personal life of Austen. Throughout the entire paper Harding's perspective seems to be one of someone who's personally acquainted with Austen which is obliviously not the case. There is no factual information to defend his arguments and this is why I disagree with Harding. I believe Austin's novel was a satire, ridiculing the oh so common traits of people that each one of her characters represented through the use of overblown attitudes, false impressions, and foils. What else does Austen have to due to convince the reader that this a satire, that is poking fun at peoples fault in judgement and character.