The document discusses the use of satire in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. It notes that while these authors had different writing styles, satire was a technique they employed to express their intended themes. However, the satire used differed, with Chaucer using it to critique society, Austen to subtly critique the social norms of her time, and Pope employing a lighter, more playful form of satire.