One reason that makes Pride and
Prejudice a widely popular timeless classic is that, along with her other
works, it paints a very accurate account of human nature. It is completely within human
nature to overlook that one's pride has gone too far and that you are acting with
conceit. It is also completely within human nature to be prejudiced based on first
impressions. It is also within human nature to feel a preference towards one personality
type over another and be deceived by that preference, as we see Elizabeth be deceived by
Wickham. Furthermore, as is the case with Mr. Bennet, it is completely within human
nature to fail at controlling one's family and to fail at teaching them
principles.
A second reason that Pride and
Prejudice is still so widely popular is that, even though Austen only
moralized about principles and society related to her own sphere, those principles and
morals are still applicable today.
A final reason is that everyone
adores Austen's use of language. She masterfully crafts intelligent irony and wit in a
subtle manner that no one, especially no other Romantic author, can compare
with.
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