
Thus, the composition of the novel consists of two storylines: the life of Emily Sedley, as well as her friend and at the same time rival - Rebecca sharp.Įmilia is the daughter of a successful merchant, has an even and gentle disposition, and is universally adored. The novel presents people from different social circles, but the author makes the plot center of the book one of the eternal themes of world literature - the story of two women. The pages of "Vanity Fair" unfold a wide panorama of life in England in the first half of the XIX century. Speaking about the foreign classical literature of the XIX century, it is hardly possible to ignore such a significant figure as William Makepeace Thackeray and, undoubtedly, one of his most famous novels, "Vanity Fair" (1847 - 1848). Keywords: Vanity fair, Emilia Sedley, Rebecca sharp, Thackeray, selfish, attitude to women in society, mad love, jealousy, heroine, happy marriage, George Osborne, Dobbin. Thus Thackeray makes the reader understand the following: as long as good and evil are engaged in a fierce struggle, life on earth continues. In the novel "Vanity Fair", good and evil are in a state of balance, neither force wins. He recognizes not only good-nature, meekness, and love for one's close person, but also hypocrisy, self-interest, vanity, and selfishness, since they are inseparable from human life.

Describing the life path of each of the girls, Thackeray shows in his work, and in life as well, how cruel the confrontation of good and evil is. The main female characters in the novel "Vanity Fair" byĬustoms Institute of State Customs Committee of the Republic of UzbekistanĪbstract: The article presents the life of two women: Emily Sedley, as well as her friend and at the same time rival - Rebecca sharp.
