D.W. Harding

I agree with D.W. Harding in that Jane Austen made her work more humorous in order to not be judged or criticized for what she wrote. Living in this society, Austen knew what the issues were and what the people were like so being overly judgmental could have been very detrimental to her success. I do not agree with D.W. on the hate Austen has toward certain characters. This is taken to an extreme by D.W. and I personally just see it as Jane trying to lighten up the mood of the uptight aristocrats. Jame may mock certain personalities of her time, but to say she complete loathed them is an overstatement.