Austen's Pride and Prejudice is a major novel in the history of English literature. The novel portrays individuals negotiating personal needs with external social demands and internalised moral codes using manners to control or mask inevitable egoism. A bunch of characters with various human weaknesses and faults propels the exciting story of the novel going. Austen's novel continues to be popular even today not only because of its memorable characters and the general appeal of the story, but also because of the skill with which it is told. The novel is an excellent display of Austen's masterful use of irony, dialogue, and realism that support the character development and heighten the experience of reading the novel.
The things that happen in Pride and Prejudice happen to nearly all readers embarrassment at the foolishness of relatives, the unsteady feelings of falling in love, and the chagrin of suddenly realizing a big mistake. The psychological realism of the novel is revealed in the quick recognition we have of how the key characters feel.