Jos, humiliated, abandons home and Becky, furious with George, moves on to her job.
Becky nearly succeeds in arranging the marriage, until George, Amelia's love interest, steps in and convinces Jos he has behaved like a fool. She spends her time ingratiating herself with the Sedleys and wooing Amelia's brother Jos, an overweight, shy and vain tax collector on break from his job in India. Miss Pinkerton, utterly disgusted with Becky's behavior, sets her up in a governess position at the Crawley estate.īefore she takes her position, Becky spends a little over a week at Amelia's home. Becky Sharp, on the other hand, is sharp and scheming and emerges from an impoverished situation. Amelia is kind and innocent and comes from a family with money. Amelia and Becky are friends, but they are nothing alike. The novel opens at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for young women, where readers are introduced to Amelia and Becky, the novel's female protagonists. This story was widely read at the time, and therefore the moral implications were not lost on his audience. One of the towns encountered by the pilgrims is called Vanity, and it constantly hosts a fair, intending to call the reader's attention to humanity's excessive attachment to the material world. The catchy title was derived from a reference made in John Bunyan's allegorical story, The Pilgrim's Progress.
In particular, the novel's heroine (if she can be properly labeled as such) seems entirely devoid of conscience. It is difficult to locate any redeeming qualities in the characters of Vanity Fair, as each character seems totally consumed by the pursuit of social mobility and wealth. Thackeray was hailed for his realistic satire, and yet at the same time criticized for his ruthless depiction of his characters. Even before all installments had been published, the work was an enormous hit. Vanity Fair was published as a series of installments, beginning in 1847.
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