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1、ContentsIntroductionI1. BriefiniroduclionofVctnityFair21.1 VanityFair31.2 W.M.Thackar)*s1.ifeandWorks42. AnalysisoftheDifferentViewpointsonMarriageandFamily-Rebecca,AmeliaandMissCrawley52.1 DifferentBackgrimnds-UnderClass.MiddleClassandtheUpperClass62.2 DiflcrcntAttitudesuponMarriageandFamily.Rcbccc

2、avs.Ameliavs.MissCrawley73. AContrastbetweenRetxxcaandAnKIia103.1 AContrastofDiOcrentAttitudesupon1.ifebetweenRcbcccaandAmeliaIO3.2 TheContrastofTheirDifTerentFateIl3.3 ThcFailureofThcirMarriage124. Self-valueandMarriageofWomen134.1 Self-value134.2 TheRelationshipBelwevnSelf-valueandMarriageofWomen1

3、4CoiKlusion16Reference17论文独创性声明18论文运用授权声明18IntroductionVictorian(ineisanerathatBritishfeelproudofbuti(isnotinthecaseoffemalebecause(hesexualdiscriminationprevailsinthewholesociety(HuangZhenyuan.2010:190).TheStoryhappenedintheearlyI9t,centuryinEngland.Moreover,theauthorsaidthatitwasanovelwithoutheroe

4、shuttwofemalecharacters,RebeccaSharpandAmeliaShedly.Becky,nurturedbytheunderclass,atypicalrepresentoffemaleadventurerinthecapitalismsocietyintheI9lhcentury,hadreceivedhighereducation,whichhadresultedherpersonalitydistortedforthediscriminationsshehadgotwasfarmorethantheknowledge.ShewasVerycalculating

5、andhypocriiical,andusedallthemeansosurvive.Allsheaskedforwasfamewealthandherdesire.Shewasevilbutwasalmostsuccessful,astheresultofthedualeffectoferaandsociety.However,shewasfinallyreducedtothebottomofthesocietyaftershehaddivorcedwithRawdonCrawley.Whileanotherfemalecharacter,completelyContrarytoBecky.

6、AmeIiawasaninnocentgirl.kind,gentle,pureandnoble.Bominamiddle-classfamilysheaspiredtheidealloveandtenderlylovedherfianc6.GeorgeOsborne,whowasinfactaplayboy,thoughagainsthisfatherswill,hegotmarriedwithher.Nevertheless.Amelialovedhimsomuch,whichalmostbecametheonlymeaningofherlifethatevenafterhisdeaths

7、hewasstillvcr,loyaltohimanddevotedalottohisson.ThusshedidnotaccepttheIovcofWilliamDobbinuntilBcckytoldherthet11ththatOsbomchadalreadybetrayedher.Shewaspathetic,poorbutalsohappyforsheeventuallyhadanicehusbandandafamily.Therefore,theanalysisoftheirpersonalitiesandattitudestomarriageandIovcwillhelpusto

8、knowtheessenceofIovcandmaiagc.therecognitionofwomensself-valueandtherelationshipbetweentheirself-valueandmarriage.1. BriefintroductionofVanityFairInthischapter,theauthorwillshowsomebasicbackgroundsofthenovelVanityFairandabriefintroductionofthenovelist,whichwillhelptounderstandthewholepaper.1.1 Vanit

9、yFairiiiyFair:ANovelwithoutaHeroisanovelbyEnglishauthorWilliamMakepeaceIliackeray.firstpublishedin184748.satirizingsocietyinearly19th-centuryBritain.Thestorj,beganinMissPinkertonsAcademy,whereBeckySharpand.meliaShedlyhadjustfinishedtheirstudiesandleftforAmeliashouse.*Beckyisportrayedasastrong-willed

10、andcunningyoungwomandeterminedtomakeherwayinsociety,and/XineliaSedleyasagood-natured,lovablethoughsimple-mindedyounggrl.,(Wikipedia,2013).tRussellSquare,RebeccawasintroducedtoAmeliasbrotherJosephSedly.aclumsyandrichcivilSerVantfromEastIndiaCompany.Wantingtomarryhim.shetriedallthemeanstoattracthimbut

11、finallyfailedforthesuggestionsofGcorgcOsbomc.Ameliasfinance.ThenRcbcccaleftScdlysfamilyandwenttoQueensCrawlcyforshehadbeenengagedasagovernessofSirPittCrawlcy,sdaughters.ShedidsuchanoutstandingjobatSirPittshousethatheproposedmarriagetoherafterthedeathofhissecondwife.However,shehadalreadysecretlygotma

12、rriedwithhissecondson.RawdonCrawley.MissCrawley,asSirPittshalfeldersister,wasaveryrichspinsterforherheritagesfromhermother.AlthoughshedidloveheryoungernephewandRCbCCCasomuchbutshenallychangedherwillthatRawdonWaSdeprivedfromtheheiraftershegottoknowthatRcbcccahadasecretmarriagewithRawdon.Ontheotherhan

13、d,therelationshipbetweentheScdly,sandtheOsbomc,sdisintegratedaftertheoldScdlywasbank11pted.Eventheirmarriagebecameforbidden.Nevertheless,a(IhCsuggestionsofhisfriendDobbin,GeorgewasultimatelyagainsthisfatherswillandmarriedAmelia.Atthattime,theNapoleonicWarshadbrokeout,GeorgeandDobbinmetBeckyandCaptai

14、nCruwlCyatBrightonbeforetheyhadbeendeployedtoBrussels.AttheballofBrussels,GeorgegaveBeckyanoteinvitinghertorunwithhim,sincehehadalreadybeenboredwihAmelia.Afterthen,George,CaptainCrawleyandDobbinhadbeensenttoWaterloo.IIowever,thesadnewswasthatCaptainCrawleysurvivedwhileGeorgeOsboniediedinthebattle.Am

15、eliahadasonalsonamedGeorge.ShelivedinpovertywithherparentsandDObbinalwayshelpedhertoexpresshi$loveforher.SheistoomuchinlovewithGeorgesmemorytoreturnDohbirfsalTections.(Wikipedia,2013).Thus,DobbinhadbeentoIndiaforyears.Meanwhile,Beckyalsohadason.namedafterhisfather.However,notlikeAmdia.whoregardedhim

16、asthewholeworldofhersincethedepartureofherhusband.Rebeccawassocoldtohersonthathewasveryafraidofhismother.RebeccaandRawdonseemedtobefinanciallysuccessful,butalloftheirwealthwasjustlikesmokefortheyalmostlivedoncredits.Ilieyborrowedeverj,thingbutneverpaidbills,andcheatedeveryonearound,evendressmakers.W

17、hatisworse,atthesummitofhersuccess.BeckyspecuniaryrelationshipwiththerichandpowerfulMarquisofSteyneisdiscoveredafterRawdonisarrestedfordcbt.(Wikipcdia.2013)Becky,thenhadlostbothhusbandandcredibility,waswarnedbySteynetoleaveBritain.AslittleGeorgegrewup.AmeliaknewthaloldOsbornewouldgiveGeorgeabelterfu

18、tureandagreedhimtookhersonawayfromher.ThenafterthedeathofoldOsborne,bolhAmeliaandlittleGeorgehadinheritedalargesumofmoneyfromhim.ThenAmelia.Dobbin,JosephandGeorgewentonatriptoGc1111y.wheretheyhadmetthedestituteRcbccca.ShehadfinallyshowedAmeliathenotethatGeorgehadgivenher.askinghertornawaywithher.whi

19、chhadcompletelydestroyedheridealizedimageofherhusband,andthenshesentanotetoDobbinioshowherlove.AndRebeccabenefitedalotfromJosephsobsessionofherafterhisdeath,andshereallygotafortune.1.2 W.M.TIackary,s1.ifeandWorksThackcray(18July1811-24December1863)wasanEnglishnovelistofthe19thcentury.Hewasfamousforh

20、issatiricalworks,particularlynityFair,aPanoramiCportraitofEnglishsocieiy.(Wikipedia,2013).HewasbominCalcuttaIndia,wherehisfather,RichmondTliackeraywasthesecretarytotheboardofrevenueintheBritishEastIndiaCompany.However,hisfatherwasdeadwhenhewasonlyIburandhehadinheritedalargesumofmoneyfromfather.Hewas

21、sentloBritainforeducationwhenhewassixandthenenierelIheCharterhousefiveyearslater.In1929,hegraduatedfromthereandthenwentloIheTrinityCollege,Cambridge.HewasnotinterestedineeducationalthatlimesothatheleftforWeiinarinGennanyforbothtravellingandlearningwherehemetGoethebeforehehadfinishedhisstudyatSChoo1.

22、ThOUghhethenreiurneersonsard-hea11edenoughiodoso-why,somuchtheworsetorIhem.：”(WiHiamMakepeace,2(X)1:20)MissCrawley,astheekiersisterofSir.Pit,shewasverybad-temperedbulherbrotherrespectedhersomuchandwasevenalittleafraidofherforhewasalwaysrelyingonherandhistwosoncouldbetheheirsofherheritagesafterherdea

23、th.Shewasoldandweak,butinfact,MissCrawleywasleadingaIiteofluxuryanddebaucheryandshedidnotevengetmarried.HoweverMissCrawleywas,inconsequence,anobjectofgreatrespectwhenshecametoQueen,sCrawley,forshehadabalanceatherbankerswhichwouldhavemadeherbelovedanjwhereWi11iamMakepeace,200kl58)Whcnshefirstvisitedh

24、erbrothershomeinQueensCniwlcyinlhcnovel,shewasseriouslyilljus(becauseshehadeaien(00much.2.2 DifferentAttitudesIIponMarriageandFamily,Rebeccavs.Ameliavs.MissCrawieyBothRebeccaandAmeliahadgotmarriedinthenovelexceptMissCrawleybuttheirmarriagewerecompletelydifferentnotonlyitsnaturebutalsotheresult.Rebec

25、cahadsufferedalotfromdiscriminationsfromothersforherhumblestatus.Soallshewantedwastotryallthemeanstopursuethefameandwealth,toenterthehigh-classandleadadecentlife,whichwastheonlywayshethought,tobesuccessfulinherworld.WhileintheVictoriantime,whenwomenwereusuallyrelyingonmen.sothattheonlyeffectivewaysh

26、ecouldtakewastocatcharichmantogetthefinancialinsurance.Ingeneral,motherswereusuallybusywiththismatter,butshedidnothavemothertohelphcr.soshehadtorelyonherself.Therefore,shedidnotloseanyopportunitiestodrawtheattentionsofanyrichandsinglemannomatterwhathelkcdlikeaslongashehadenoughmoneyandthiswasallshee

27、ared.1.etsJosephasanexample,theelderbrotherofAnwlia.hewasveryfatandtimidinfrontgirls,alwaysintoomuchcolorfulclothes.WhileRebeccawasincrediblypatientandkindtohimandevenblindlysaidthathewasgood-lookingforsheknewthathewasHewasintheEastIndiaCompanysCivilService,intheBengaldivisionoftheEastIndiaRegister.

28、ThenRcbcccahethoughtshewassuccessfulinthesecretmarriagewithRawdonCrawleybutshewaswrongforRawdonwasdeprivedformtheheritageofMissCrawleyaftertheirmarriage.Therefore,afterthenshewasstillcoquettishandalwaysbusyWilhvariouscommunicativesituations.AttheendofthebattleofWaterloo,Rawdonhadbeenpromotedasthecap

29、tainandtheyhadledaluxuriouslifeinParis.WhentheygotbacktoBritain,withthehelpofRawdon,sbrother.SirPittandhiswife,RcbcccawasintroducedtotheKingandlateronbecameashiningstarintheupperclass,whichwasthezenithofherlife.Moreover,shewasalwayshangingoiwiththeseliarsandgamblers,whichwasnotallowedinthepatriarcha

30、lsocietysothatfinallyshehadbeenrevealedanddeportedoutoftheUK.Rcbcccaalsohadasame-agedsonwithAmeliabutshetreatedhimverydifferently.ShethoughtshecouldwinMiSSCrawleyspleasantagainbylittleRawdonbutshewaswrongagain.Whilelivingwithhim.shehadfunwithherloverDanregardlessoftheCryingonthestairs.Moreover,littl

31、eRawdonwassoafraidofhisnoherthatwhenheheardthathiscryingdisturbedmother,hewouldquicklystopit.TliusiisnothardoseethatRebeccawasSocoldandNriCledIOherownson.Shedidnotwritealovelyletterohimuntilsheknewthathemightbecometheheirofhisuncle.WhencomparedwithAmelia,shewasnotagoodmotheratallandallast,shehadpaid

32、forit.WhenlittleRawdongrewup,heagreedtopayherasumofmoneybutrefusedtohaveanycontactswithher.AsforRebeccasattitudestolittleRawdon,wecangetitbacktothechildhoodofhankery.Inaddition,thedeepreasonwhyshewassocoldtohersonwasthatwhenshewasyoung,shewaslivingintheenvironmentwithoutmotherscare,sincehermotherwas

33、asinginggirlandnevergaveheranycareandlovenoteventosayagoodmother.Moreover,notdoinghouseworkortakingcareofchild,shewasthoughttobelackofmaternallove,whichwasnotabsolutelyallowedatthattime.EvenifshewasinthatVanityFair,whereeverythingwascountedbymoney,sheshouldrealizethatallshehadgivenherchildwasnothing

34、butmaterialthings.Thus,shehadnotreceivedanyIovcofherson./Mthoughshedadbeenbetrayedmorethanonce.Ameliawasstillloyaltoherloveandna11iage.Iliepremisefemalewantshappinessandrealizeshergoalisbeinglovedofwhichthepremiseistohaveaniceappearance.BothRebeccaandAnleliawerenice-lookingandcoulddrawattentionofmen

35、.However,thewayofAmeliaslovewaswrongforshewassoblindtoadmireallthethingsaboutGeorgeeventhoughsheknewthatGeorgehadmadeherheartbrokenformanytimesandshewasnwrcthanabeggartobegforhisalittleattentionandcare.Despiteshedidnotmeetaniceman:shealwayskeptherselfaroundGeorgeandactedasthesecondarytohim.whichmightmakeheraburdenforherloverandlethimbeboredwithhcr.Nevertheless,afterthedeathofGeorgeOsbo