University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in OsijekUniversity of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in OsijekDepartment of culturologyDepartment of culturology

English languageEnglish language

Student: Student: Mirjana Žalac Mirjana Žalac & Laura Plantak& Laura Plantak

• 1811-18631811-1863• English novelist English novelist • was famous for was famous for

his satirical works, his satirical works, particularly Vanity particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic Fair, a panoramic portrait of portrait of English societyEnglish society

• published in published in 1847–481847–48

• satirizing satirizing society in early society in early 19th-century 19th-century BritainBritain

• first published first published in 1678 and still in 1678 and still widely read at widely read at the time of the time of Thackeray's Thackeray's novelnovel

• VanityVanity• HeroismHeroism• DeathDeath• MaterialismMaterialism• Truth vs. IdealTruth vs. Ideal• MotherhoodMotherhood• ArtArt

Major Major ThemesThemes

Amelia SedleyAmelia SedleyBecky Sharp(Rebecca)Becky Sharp(Rebecca)

Rawdon CrawleyRawdon CrawleySir Pitt Crawley, BaronetSir Pitt Crawley, Baronet

Miss Matilda CrawleyMiss Matilda CrawleyGeorge OsborneGeorge OsborneWilliam DobbinWilliam DobbinJoseph SedleyJoseph Sedley

• strong-willed and strong-willed and cunning young cunning young woman determined woman determined to make her way in to make her way in societysociety

• Talented for art and Talented for art and musicmusic

• IntelligentIntelligent• extremely extremely

manipulativemanipulative

opassive and naïvepassive and naïve

o good-natured, good-natured, lovable though lovable though simple-minded simple-minded young girlyoung girl

• have a few have a few talents in life, talents in life, most of them most of them having to do having to do with gambling with gambling and duellingand duelling

• very good at very good at cards and poolcards and pool

• Raised to be a Raised to be a selfish, vain, selfish, vain, profligate profligate spender, spender, handsome and handsome and self-obsessedself-obsessed

• independently independently wealthywealthy• SupportiveSupportive• Good friendGood friend

wordswords

OOnn

o persecutepersecutedd (line 3)=progoniti

o martyrmartyr ( line 8)=mučeniko grippedgripped (line 9)=uhvatitio misusedmisused

( line15)=zloupotrijebitio ChatteringChattering ( line

16)=cvokotanjeo TremorTremor (line 22 )=drhtanjeo uttereduttered (line 24)=cjelovitoo MeritMerit (line 26)=odlikao WithdrawWithdraw (line

28)=izvaditio clingcling (line 33)=prilijepiti seo BarteringBartering (line

38 )=razmjenao ArdourArdour (line

38 )=žar,vatrenost

o Feeble Feeble ( line 38 )=slab,nježan

o remnant remnant (line 38 )=ostatak

o Loftier Loftier ( line 41 )=uzvišeniji

o Trample Trample ( line 42)=zgazitio Sally Sally ( line

50 )=ispad,dosjetkao rancour rancour ( line

61)=mržnjao Bethought Bethought (line

63 )=promislitio bandying bandying ( line

26)=izmijenitio beseeching beseeching ( line

65)=preklinjući

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Source:Source:• www.bartleby.com/ebook/adobe/305.pdf• http://suite101.com/article/becky-sharp-

villain-and-hero-of-vanity-fair-a193167• http://www.gradesaver.com/vanity-fair/

study-guide/major-themes/