In the fifth chapter the Bennet s go meet their rich friends the Longboum, who start discussing about the party and the chances the girls had with Mr. Bingley, but quickly changes the subject to Mr. Darcy and his pride. The girls start discussing about pride and vanity for the first time in the book. During the discussion, the Longboum s defend the pride of Mr. Darcy, maybe because they identify with him, by stating that pride is a “very common failing” and that “human nature is particularly prone to it”, and that he has an excuse to be that way, due to all his accomplishments such as family and money. We can see that most of the unlikable characters, if not all, have an excess of pride, not so much vanity, which in the future, I deduce, will turn against them.
In my opinion there is a difference between pride and vanity, I do not think pride is a bad, but he opposite. Pride is a way to show what you have accomplished in life, while vanity is a way to show your opinion of beauty.
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