.Topic:OntheTragicomedyofRebeccainVanityFairBySaiNaTheWholeThesisLiteratureReviewAnalysisofRebeccaComparewithAmeliaBriefIntroductionWilliamMakepeaceThackerayThackerayisoneofthegreatestcriticalrealistsofthe19thcenturyEurope.HisLife.borninIndiaIndianCompanyofficial5yearssenttoEnglandCambridgecartoondrawingsatiricalverseseditedastudentpaper1830,withoutadegreeHisLifesuccessinWritingcareerfailureinhislife1.tragicmarriage2.neglectedbyMother3.lookeddownuponbyhispeers4.hearttroublesdiedofheartattackinLondononChristmasEvein1863HisLiteraryWorks–1)TheBookofSnobs–《势利人脸谱》《势利者集》–2)VanityFair–《名利场》–3)TheHistoryofPendennis–《彭登尼斯》–4)TheNewcomes–《纽克姆一家》_...TheBackground•.Britishsociety19thA.TheupperclassB.Theblack-heartedbusinessmenC.SomerichkidsandofficialsTheywerelostthemselvesintheworldoffameandfortune.Realism19th——theearly20th•.☺Aliterarymovement☺AgainstRomanticismandpavedthewaytoModernism☺Criticalrealism☺TheBourgeoisRevolution→capitalistsystemTheCharacteristicsofVanityFair•VanityFairhasasub-title,ANovelWithoutaHero,whichintendstoportraythebourgeoisandaristocraticsocietyasawhole.ThePositivePersonalitiesofRebecca•IntelligenceandCapability•Resourcefulness•AFeminismPioneerTheNegativePersonalitiesofRebecca•Ambitions•AllherschemingandSham•AmercenaryPersonRebeccaasarepresentiveofthesociety•Inthenovel,Rebeccaisaclassicexampleofthismoney-grubbinginstinct(本能).•EveryonewishestogainsomethinginVanityFairandactsalmostinthesamemannerasRebecca.TheComparisonwithAmelia•.charactersAmeliaSedleyRebeccaSharpabourgeoissocietycunning,immoralandquick-witted(随机应变的)shrewd,unscrupulous,sophisticated(世故的)simple,sentimental,weak,butgoodatheart1.DifferentGrowingBackgroundThreeaspects2.DifferentFateBecauseofSocialReality3.DissimiliarOpinionsTowardsLoveandMarriageA:Rich;privilegedenvironmentB:Poor;discriminationTolerateStrugglemisfortuneforthesocietyvitalthaneverythingthetoolsgoingtotheupperclassConclusionWhyIchoosethistopic?•Themovie•ThenovelThanksforlistening