Choose one of the assigment to write about out of the three.. A 4-5 page essay. Topics for Final Paper You have a choice of which topic to write about in your final paper. Select one of the topics below and write a four to five page, typed essay, Topic 1: Discuss the ways in which Jane Austen uses caricature to ridicule or point out the faults of a rigid class system in characters such as Sir Walter, Mr. Woodhouse, and Mr. Collins. Extend your explanation of these character''s personalities and goals to those of one or two of today''s politicians. Are there parallels between Mr. Woodhouse, for example, and members of the Congress or Legislature? Explain your answer. Topic 2: Austen''s use of irony in her novels offers important insights to her characters about life. What would Anne Elliot in Persuasion share with Harriet in Emma and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice about women, class mobility, and marriage in lessons learned from her friendship with Mrs. Smith? Compare and contrast their experiences and lessons "learned." Can any of those lessons be applied to the experiences of women today? Why or why not? Topic 3: The rigid class system of Jane Austen''s world obligated women to marry if they wished to improve their status in life. Yet the experiences of women such as Harriet Smith in Emma, Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, and Mrs. Smith in Persuasion, showed that the marriage and the prospect of marriage had its down sides as well. Who or what is really to blame in Mrs. Bennet''s and Mrs. Smith''s marriage? Remember to find and mention appropriate chapters from the novels.