The Analysis of the Characters of Becky Sharp In Vanity Fair 英语毕业论文.doc

The Analysis of the Characters of Becky Sharp In Vanity Fair I. Introduction: Vanity Fair is the fiction of an English writer who lived in the19th century and named William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair is the work that makes him famous in literature, which holds the very important position in the English literature and even the world literature. It has succeeded portraying Becky Sharp characters image. “William Makepeace Thackeray is a son of Collector in East India Company, he was well educated but he did not have much property. He failed in learning draw and law, a series of careers of failure, makes him acquaint with each stratum of the medium upper-class society, so he was quite familiar with the background and character in Vanity Fair. William Makepeace Thackeray tried to be objective in his fiction, he did not describe the people or events from his personal affection, and he did not distort the truth .The advantages and disadvantages all were written by him, he did not cover the short comings of kind people and the good point of mean people. The novel reflects non-hero, this point is also the creature of Vanity Fair.” Becky Sharp is the most charming and beautiful woman “in the fame and fortune field “. In order to enter the upper circles of society, she pursues money and power and even has a strong desire of materials in order to live a luxury life, she does not hesitate to exhaust own intelligence and ability, she resorts to all means to curry favor with powerful people, four sides fawns on. She has brought a huge pain for the people who live around her. However, from the time with her social position and the bitter experience, she is a victim with no doubt. But simultaneously we may also see that she is not only very active but also has a strong vitality in life. Moreover in the special social environment, although she is in a weak situation, she is not pessimistic to her life, she is a determined person. She is seeking the way to attack society