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the society the inhuman institutions and corrupted government not embrace people of all social strata(阶级） The Book of Snobs 《庸人之书》or《势利眼集》 social satirist ← Though the world he depicts is predominantly that of the upper class in the early 19th century--with its whirling ballrooms（舞厅）, noisy parties, heavily curtained bedrooms, elegantly ladies and gentlemen at card-tables and billiard rooms, flirting or gambling, where money is made and lost, and ambitions are thwarted(挫败) and stupid favored--- his social climbers and snobs money---grabbers can be found in any class. The pessimism in his novel（悲观主义色彩） It represents in four aspects: *sentimentality in his subjective conscious- ness *the tragic characters in the novel *the tragic traits of the characters *womens rights couldt be got Company Logo LOGO * * * William Makepeace Thackeray(1811-1863) Thackerays writing style Criticism Realistic Satire GO The History of Henry Esmond 《亨利·艾斯蒙》 Pendennis 《潘丹尼斯》 The Newcomes 《纽克姆一家》 The Virginians《维吉尼亚的人们》 Back  This is because that he suffered too much not only about his own life but also in the cruel social reality. His view of the world and the life are determined by what he had experienced. So, to some degree , he is not an absolutely pessimist. In a word, Thackeray is one of the greatest critical realists of the 19th century Europe. Thank you! Company Logo LOGO * *