Interpretation of Becky and Amelia in Vanity Fair 英语专业毕业论文.docVIP

Interpretation of Becky and Amelia in Vanity Fair  Contents Introduction 4 1 Thackeray and His Masterpiece Vanity Fair 5 1.1 Thackeray: The Legitimate High Priest of Truth 5 1.2 Ruthlessly Raising the Veil Which Hides the Rottenness Pervading Modern Society 7 2 The Two Characteristics Between Becky and Amelia Leading to Tragedies in Vanity Fair 9 2.1 Personal Characteristics 9 2.2 Social Characteristics 16 2.3 Tragedies Caused by the Two Characteristics 19 3 The Influence of “the Consciousness of Tragedy” in Vanity Fair 21 3.1The Influence on the Society at That Time 21 3.2 The Social Phenomenon Revealed by Vanity Fair 22 Conclusion 25 Acknowledgements 27 Bibliography 28 Abstract William Makepeace Thackeray is one of the representatives of the English critical realistic writers. Vanity Fair is regarded as his masterpiece. It follows the fortunes of two contrasting but inter-linked lives, through two women characters，Becky and Amelia .Through describing the different lives of Becky and Amelia in happy times and sorrowful days, the writer examines the position and role of women in a money-oriented and status-conscious male wok, attacks a corrupted and hypocritical society. Through the interpretation of Becky and Amelia in Vanity Fair, This thesis is devoted to a reinterpret of Becky in Vanity Fair from a feminist critical perspective to explore Thackeray’s attitude about Becky and Amelia，with a focus on the reasons for and sources of Thackeray’s sympathy with women in general and an analysis of two female characters Becky and Amelia. He deeply shows that the lives of the women in hypocritical society. Through creating the two characters,Victorious rebellious woman Becky and the “Angel in the house” in Vanity Fair, the writer shows the deep sympathy for the women. In 1949 Beauvoir said woman is not innate ,but rather cultivated later.This subverts the philosophy of male domination. The author holds that Thackeray’s sympathy with women displaying in