The AI-generated response is accurate but could be expanded to analyze Auden's specific critique and its relationship to Austen's ironic treatment of class in Sense and Sensibility.

Here's what could be added:

Analysis of "brass" The response doesn't unpack Auden's use of "brass" - a slang term for money. This is crucial because:

• The word choice itself is ironic, using crude slang to describe Austen's refined prose
• It highlights the contrast between Austen's polite social comedy and her sharp economic insights
• The quotation marks Auden uses suggest he's commenting on the gap between genteel language and harsh reality
• The "Spinster" Perspective The response could better examine why Auden finds it "uncomfortable" that a:

• "spinster" (highlighting Austen's unmarried status)
• "of the middle class" (emphasizing her social position) reveals these truths. This discomfort suggests:
• Gender expectations of the time
• Class assumptions about who should critique society
• The power of Austen's outsider perspective
• "Sobriety" and Style More could be said about Auden's observation of Austen's "sobriety" in treating economic matters:

• Her restrained, precise prose style
• The contrast between her mannered surface and satirical depth
• How this creates dramatic irony in depicting class relations
• Economic Analysis as Social Comedy The response could explore how Austen turns economic analysis into entertainment through:

• Precise social observation
• Character-based humor
• Dialogue that reveals class pretensions
• Plot devices that expose financial motivations
• Class Distinction and Narrative Structure While the response mentions class distinction, it could better analyze how Austen's narrative techniques create wit and irony through:

• The juxtaposition of characters from different social ranks
• Free indirect discourse that reveals class prejudices
• Social situations that expose class tensions
• The gap between public behavior and private financial realities

This expanded analysis would better address how Austen's technique creates social criticism and comedy. It would explain why her approach made Auden "uncomfortable" while acknowledging its effectiveness.