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1、NowriterwasbettergiftedthanThackerayforthiskindofsatirebecausenofacultyismorepropertosatirethanreflection.-------HippolyteAdolpheTaineVanityfairbyWilliamMakepeaceThackerayGistoftheNovelNamedafterthefairsetupbyBeelzebubinBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgress,thenoveltakesplaceduringtheNapoleonicWarsandco
2、ncernsthelivesoftwostarklycontrastedgirls:BeckySharp,orphanedandpoorbutingenious;andAmeliaSedley,sheltereddaughterofarichCitymerchant.ThesetwomeetatMissPinkerton’sAcademyforyoungladies,theformerdrivenbysocialambitionandthelatterbyherdelicateheart.Sharp’sadventuresbeginwithanattempttomarryJos
3、Sedley,Amelia’sbrother,whoisrichbutdim.ShesoonfindsherwaytotheCrawleyhouseholdasagovernessandmarriesRawdon,thesecondsonofSirPittCrawley,althoughthefatherhimselfhadproposedtoher.Rawdonis,typicallyforthenovel,anignorantandself-indulgentman.However,BeckymovesonfurthertobecomethemistressofLordSt
4、eyneandfindsherplaceinsocietyalmostaccidentallyintheend.MissSedley’sstoryislessintriguing,largelyduetouselessfirsthusbandOsborneandmoralbyuninterestingsecondloveDobbin.TheCharacteristicsofVanityFair1.VanityFairhasasub-title,ANovelWithoutaHero,whichintendstoportraythebourgeoisandaristocratics
5、ocietyasawhole.e.g..Noneofthecharactersarewhollyevil,though.EvenBecky,whoisamoralandcunning,isthrownonherownresourcesbypovertyanditsstigma.2.Thackerayemploysanomniscientnarratortotellthestory.P134Doctor.RaineWhatisomniscientnarrator?omniscientnarratoromniscientnarratoran‘all‐knowing’kindofna
6、rratorverycommonlyfoundinworksoffictionwrittenasthird‐personnarratives.Theomniscientnarratorhasafullknowledgeofthestory'seventsandofthemotivesandunspokenthoughtsofthevariouscharacters.Heorshewillalsobecapableofdescribingeventshappeningsimultaneouslyindifferentplaces—acapacitynotnormallyavail
7、abletothelimitedpointofviewoffirst‐personnarratives.SelectedReading ChapterTwoInWhichMissSharpandMissSedleyPreparetoOpentheCampaignINTRODUCTION:AfterdeparturefromMissPinkerton’sAcademy，BeckySharp,andAmeliaSedleyaskedBeckySharpwenttoherhometostayafe
