Tapeworm, theCharged’Affaires, whohadabusedhersocruelly, cametodinewithJos, , whowasneververytalkative, andmoreglumandsilentthaneverafterDobbin’sdeparture, , neverparticularlysqueamishasregardsmorals, especiallyinEnglishpeople, ‘scharmingfriend, andthoughshedidnotasktogotoCourt, , ofanancientEnglishfamily, thatherhusbandwasaColoneloftheGuard, ExcellenzandGovernorofanisland, onlyseparatedfromhisladybyoneofthosetriflingdifferenceswhichareoflittleaccountinacountrywhereWertherisstillreadandtheWahlverwandtschaftenofGoetheisconsideredanedifyingmoralbook, nobodythoughtofrefusingtoreceiveherintheveryhighestsocietyofthelittleDuchy; , andaladymight, insomephilosophicandcivilizedtowns, ’, sheplayed, shelaughed, shetalkedintwoorthreelanguages, shebroughteverybodytothehouse, andshemadeJosbelievethatitwashisowngreatsocialtalentsandwitwhichgatheredthesocietyoftheplaceroundabouthim.
AsforEmmy, whofoundherselfnotintheleastmistressofherownhouse, exceptwhenthebillsweretobepaid, , andmadenoscrupleofdeclaringheradmirationforthatexcellent, high-mindedgentleman, ; thatawomanonce, andtosuchanangelashimwhomshehadhadthegoodfortunetomarry, wasmarriedforever; butshehadnoobjectiontoheartheMajorpraisedasmuchaseverBeckychosetopraisehim, andindeed, broughttheconversationroundtotheDobbinsubjectascoreoftimeseveryday.
, withyourgroupmembers, theplotstructure, characterizationandthematicapproachesofthenovelVanityFair.
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1)Whatevidenceinthebookhintsattheoriginalserialformatofthenovel?
2) , andinsteadtoportraymenandwomenhedisdains? Additionally, canallhischaractersbereadatface-value? Orarethereimportantredeemingqualitiestobeconsidered?
3)WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthecharactersAmeliaSedleyandRebeccaSharp, Thackeray’sfemaleprotagonists.
4)Whatarethesituationsinthenovelwhencharactersbehavedishonestly, especiallythosesituationsthatemphasizeThackeray’sfocusonthethemeofvanityandgreedastheprimarymotivatorsofhumanaction.
