vanity fair review
Vanity Fair Vanity Fair: a novel without a Hero is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray , satirizing society in early 19th century Britain. The book’s title come from John Bunyan’s allegorical story The Pilgrim’s Progress published in 1678 and held in a town called Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair is the most famous novel of realism in English literature of the 19th century, which was written under the pseudonym William Makepeace Thackeray and published in 1847. The story begins with Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies, where Rebecca Sharp and Amelia Sedley have just completed their studies and are preparing to depart for Amelia's house in Russell Square. Rebecca is portrayed as a strong-willed and cunning young woman determined to make her way in society, and Amelia Sedley as a good-natured, loveable though simple-minded young girl. Thackeray articulates his novel around the volatile friendship in between the two woman. They will get married for different reasons, Rebecca taking for husband her boss' son in order to better her social condition, but the Napoleonic Wars will level the playing field in between the two women. The story begins with the Rebecca Sharp appearance, Rebecca is a classic “bad girl” – bohemian parents, no money, no connections – who is perfectly willing to use intelligence, wit, charm, and sex to find wealth and climb in society. She came from a family of poverty, her mother is dancer and father is alcoholic . On gratuation, Rebecca started independent life with a governess at for family in the small town. Rebecca takes a position as governess at Queen’s Crawley and married Rawdon Crawley, second son of Sir Pitt Crawley. Because of his marriage, Rwadon’s rich aunt disinherits him. Suddenly , Mrs. Crawley ( Rawdon 's mother ) died. After that, Mr. Pitt was express a wish to married Rebecca. But she refused on the grounds that she was married and that's the son Rawdon .