Satire and Jane Austen: A Winning Combination While most literary works stem from an author’s desire to entertain his or her readers, other factors along with this also come into play even before the writer’s work is completed. In the case of Jane Austen, her main purpose besides writing to amuse critics and scholars was also to release her vexation and utter loss of patience with regards to the behavior of those around her. Pride and Prejudice, which is one of the most praiseworthy novels in her collection, Austen was able to vividly illustrate how absurd the behavior and valued beliefs of her society had became through an array of humorously crafted characters and