PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Discuss the ways in which Jane Austen uses caricature to ridicule or point out the faults of a rigid class system portrayed in Pride and Prejudice. Extend your explanation of these characters’ personalities and goals to those of one or two of today’s politicians. Are there parallels between Mr. Darcy, for example, and members of the Congress or Legislature? Explain your answer.