Vanity fair 基础英语.pptxVIP

Vanity fair ;Novel Author Characters The theme of chapter 48 Quotations ;Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847–48, satirizing （讽刺）society in early 19th-century Britain. It follows the lives of two very different women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, amid their friends and family. The novel is now considered a classic, and has inspired several film adaptations. ;William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century, who was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait（全貌描绘） of English society. He was an English ,but was born in Calcutta（加尔各答）, India .His father was secretary to the board of revenue（税务署） in the British East India Company. During the Victorian era, Thackeray was ranked second only to Charles Dickens. ;Characters ;Lord Steyne ;Rebecca claims she will make Rawdons fortune, but actually she hides much of her loot, obtained from admiring gentlemen. When she becomes the favorite of the great Lord Steyne, she accumulates both money and diamonds. In the meantime innocent Rawdon draws closer to Lady Jane, wife of Rawdons older brother, Pitt, who has inherited from the rich aunt.;confident and ambitious selfish and hypocritical greedy and changeable Becky Sharp is the leading character of this novel who is the orphaned daughter of a poor artist . She is also an unscrupulous(不择手段的) woman who trying so hard to climb up into the upper class. ;Quotation ;whenever the dear girl expected his lordship， her toilette was prepared， her hair in perfect order， her mouchoirs， aprons， scarfs， little morocco slippers， and other female gimcracks arranged， and she seated in some artless and agreeable posture ready to receive him 不久，蓓基从楼上走下来。只要她预先知道勋爵将要光临，一定会把自己修饰得十分俏丽，头发梳得一丝不乱，手帕、围身、披肩、软底鞋和许多女人用的零星东西都给安排得整整齐齐。连坐着的姿态都有讲究，不但动人，而且显得自然，这才等着迎接他。;　Rawdon heard Becky laughing in the night once or twice. It was only her delight at going to Ga