It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first ente¬ring a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. Questions: A. What is the title of the novel from which the excerpt is taken? Who is the author? B. What is the author’s main literary concern? C. What is the style of this novel?
A: THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL IS PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND JANE AUSTEN IS THE AUTHOR.B: AUSTEN’S MAIN LITERARY CONCERN IS ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS IN THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.C: THE STRUCTURE OF THE NOVEL IS EXQUISITELY DEFT, THE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE MEMORABLE, WHILE THE IRONY HAS A RADIANT SHREWDNESS UNMATCHED ELSEWHERE. THE STYLE IS LUCID AND GRACEFUL, WITH TOUCHES OF HUMOR AND MILD SATIRE.
