Complex sentence: Austen extends her critique by highlighting social hypocrisy through irony; she often creates an ironic tone through free indirect speech in which the thoughts and words of the characters mix with the voice of the narrator.
Split into simpler sentences: Austen extends her critique by highlighting social hypocrisy through irony. She often creates an ironic tone through free indirect speech in which the thoughts and words of the characters mix with the voice of the narrator.