Abstract

Vanity Fair is considered as one of masterpieces in William Makepeace Thackeray’s career. He created two radically different female protagonists in this novel. They are Amelia and Rebecca, who represent different classes of the British society in the early nineteenth century. According to the comparative studies on their different attitudes towards love, money and values, it will criticize the darkness of society and money-oriented values, as well as Thackeray’s complex feelings for these two heroines  to some extent.  

Key words: Vanity Fair；image；Amelia；Rebecca

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1 Introduction-1

2 Different attitudes towards love-3

   2.1 Amelia’s attitude towards love-4

   2.2 Rebecca’s attitude towards love...-5

3 Different attitudes towards money-6

   3.1 Amelia’s attitude towards money-6

   3.2 Rebecca’s attitude towards money-7

4 Different attitudes towards values-8

   4.1 Amelia’s attitude towards values-8

   4.2 Rebecca’s attitude towards values-9

5 Conclusion-10

References-12