Which of the following literary figures' novels are known for focusing on the comic contradictions between human actions and values, and for their heroines, who are often intelligent and generous in spirit, concerned with reconciling economic security with proper social and moral behavior?

Jane Austen.

Explanation:

Jane Austen is the novelist who is best known for characterization of her heroines as intelligent and witty like Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice. Her heroine Elizabeth is the most loved female character in literature who is admired for her wittiness and intelligence.

Her novel "Emma" is comical. And again the titular character is witty.

Her heroines are usually concerned with reconciling economic security with proper moral and social behaviors as we can see in her novel "Pride and Prejudice" that Elizabeth marries with Darcy out of love and not just financial gains like her friend Charlotte.

So, the correct answer is Jane Austen.