![]() ![]() The title is taken from Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, and it. Vanity Fair (version 2) William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863). This makes Vanity Fair a novel that contrasts with established usages of novels, and shows human nature without the conventional drapery of its time. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero is Thackeray’s best-known work, and it established his reputation as a master of social satire. ![]() The paper also surveys Thackeray's parody of conventional practice. The novel follows the adventures and dealings of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley. The characters are presented concomitantly as realistic and satirical. Vanity Fair is a 19th century social satire by William Makepeace Thackeray. Thus he deliberately creates in his readers a sense of confusion which partly lies in the difficulty of categorizing the novel, and partly in deciding how we should interpret its characterization. ![]() Contrary to all expectations, Thackeray tosses out many accepted conventions of his time. In this paper an attempt is made to look at those aspects which made it a distinguished and unconventional work of art, highlighting the way Thackeray told his story, his insight into human nature, his attempt to expose the ideal of fine life in its various forms, and to show men and women as they actually were in themselves and in society. ![]() At its appearance Vanity Fair caused a flutter among critics and attracted a good deal of attention. ![]()
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