To Say or Not to Say: Letters and Letter Writing As Seen in Pride and Prejudice Quite frequently in her novels, Jane Austen uses letter writing between characters to explain past events and the exact nature of people’s roles in them. It is these letters that always offer great insight into a character’s true nature; which, often times, is not what it appears to be. It is this tactic that is consistently prevalent in her 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice. Throughout the course of the novel, Mr. Darcy, Mrs. Gardiner, and even Mr. Collins all write letters, and each reveal their personalities and sincere thoughts through them. It is in fact the lette