Picture of the victorian society in the two novels oliver twist and vanity fair = bức tranh xã hội anh thời kì victoria qua hai tác phẩm ôlivơ tuyxt và hội chợ phù hoa

Vinh university foreign languages Department ===    === Picture of the victorian society in the two novels “oliver twist” and “vanity fair” (bøc tranh x· héi anh thêi kì victoria qua hai tác phẩm ôlivơ tuyxt hội chỵ phï hoa”) Summary of the Graduation thesis Field: literature Supervisor : TrÇn Ngäc T-ëng, M.A Student Class : : Vâ ThÞ Doan 46A1 - English Vinh, May 2009 TABLE OF CONTENT Acknowledgement Table of content PART I: INTRODUCTION Error! Bookmark not defined Justification of the Thesis Error! Bookmark not defined Aims and Objectives of the Thesis Error! Bookmark not defined Scope of the Thesis Error! Bookmark not defined Method of the Thesis Error! Bookmark not defined Design of the Thesis Error! Bookmark not defined PART II: CONTENT Error! Bookmark not defined Chapter 1: Back ground Error! Bookmark not defined 1.1 Historical Events of England in Victorian AgesError! Bookmark not defined 1.1.1 The Industrial Revolution Error! 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Bookmark not defined 2.2.1 The author -William Makepeace ThackerayError! Bookmark not defined 2.2.2 The work- Vanity Fair Error! Bookmark not defined CHAPTER 3: PICTURE OF the Victorian SOCIETY in the two novels “OLIVER TWIST” AND “VANITY FAIR”Error! Bookmark not defined 3.1 The tragic plight of the poor and their good nature in cruel world Error! Bookmark not defined 3.1.1 The tragic plight of the poor Error! Bookmark not defined 3.1 Good nature in cruel world Error! Bookmark not defined 3.2 The luxurious life of the upper and middle class and their moral degeneration Error! Bookmark not defined 3.2.1 The luxurious life of the upper and the middles classError! Bookmark not defined 3.2.2 Moral degeneration in the luxurious life Error! Bookmark not defined 3.3 Social class distinction and money worship - the most burning problems in the Victorian society Error! Bookmark not defined 3.3.1 Social class distinction Error! Bookmark not defined 3.3.1.1 British social class structure Error! 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Bookmark not defined PART I: INTRODUCTION Justification of the Thesis In English literary history, the Victorian period (1832-1900) was the golden age of English novels Many writers appeared and became unforgettable in readers‟ minds of every generation Being a passionate reader of English novels, the author was deeply attracted by the great observing power and describing talent of the realistic writers in this period, especially Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray Although each of the two authors had their distinguish style and their own favorite themes, their simultaneous appearance in literature gave the readers the over-all picture of C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an English 19th century society which was prosperous from outside but there were a lot of problems from inside For the author of this thesis, the greatest function of critical realism literature is reflecting reality Since realistic literature is the truthful mirror of life, realistic value is the author‟s biggest concern when she studies literary novels “Oliver Twist” of Dickens and “Vanity Fair” of Thackeray are two realistic novels the author loves most because through these novels the author can come back to one of the most outstanding periods in history of Britain to witness the burning social problems happening at that time In addition, reading “Oliver Twist” and “Vanity Fair”, the author is really moved by the two writers‟ humanity By depicting the panorama of every day life, they skillfully used their steely pens to forcefully attack the social evils and uphold the good nature of human beings For the reasons above, the author decided to choose the topic: “The Picture of the Victorian Society in the two novels “Oliver Twist” and “Vanity Fair”” for the graduation thesis Aims and Objectives of the Thesis a Aims of the thesis - To study the reality happening in the 19th century English society through “Oliver Twist” and “Vanity Fair” b Objectives of the thesis Analyze two novels to understand clearly: - Plight of the poor under inhumane society - The luxurious but wicked life of the upper and middle class who were whirling in the money and social ambition storm - Social distinction and money worship as the most burning social problems Scope of the Thesis Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray were two greatest realistic novelists who were famous for a great deal of interesting novels Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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complete this thesis, we have used the following methods: - collective method - analysis method - general method - contrastive method Design of the Thesis These papers include three main parts: In part I, the author would like to refer to the reasons, aims, objectives, scope and the method of studying the thesis Part II is divided into three chapters Chapter is the background knowledge of the historical events of England in Victorian Age as well as the knowledge of the Critical Realism Chapter is an introduction to the two novels “Oliver Twist” and “Vanity Fair” Chapter is the main content of this thesis, which deals with the reality happening in English 19th century society Part III is the conclusion and suggestion for further study PART II: CONTENT Chapter 1: Back ground 1.1 Historical Events of England in Victorian Ages 1.1.1 The Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution was initiated in Britain in the second half of the 18th century and then spread out to the world At this time, many modern machines were invented and applied to production As a result, more and more Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an industrial products were produced in Britain and appeared widely in every corner of the world However, “the industrial revolution was no mere sequence of changes in industrial techniques and production but a social revolution with social causes as well as profound social effects” (Harold, “The Origin of Modern English Society”) In fact, the industrial revolution changed the face of English society absolutely One of the most obvious changes was that many new manufacturing towns and cities grew dramatically and million people from the countryside rushed to the industrial zones with the hope of employment By 1850, in the crowded and grim cities, there lived millions of British people The changes brought to by the industrial revolution had both good and bad effects on English society With the economic development, England became one of the most powerful and prosperous nations in the world English men owned such a luxurious life that everyone in the other countries wished for However, the economic development only benefited the upper and middle classes, not the lower one Many workers felt into unemployment because hand labors were substituted by machines in most factories Therefore, they could not support themselves and had to live in the workhouses which became an obsession for most of the paupers Child labor became the most serious social problem resulting from the industrial revolution This problem first began when children, many below the age of 10, were employed by factories and mines The children were forced to work long hours under dangerous and unhealthy conditions, and their wages were very little Thousands of children under ten, some as young as five, were employed by textile factories and mines, and forced to work in hazardous conditions, with little pay and sometimes for up to 16 hours a day Especially in the workhouses, and in apprenticeship, children were abused cruelly by the masters who always thought that they had the right to decide children‟s fates As a result of bad effect of child labor abuse on the health and welfare of children, social reforming writers began to condemn child labor practices The 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English society, there was a big gap between the rich and the poor The conflict between the classes and even in each class itself began to grow Money and social position came to throne People could everything, regardless of love, honor and personality, to achieve wealth and social position In fact, almost human values were seriously destroyed during the period of industrial revolution For this reason, the moral degeneration became one of the most serious problems at that time “Literature is the mirror of the reality” so all of these problems were reflected truthfully in the contemporary works, especially in two famous novels: “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens and “Vanity Fair” by William Makepeace Thackeray In fact, there are many differences between these two realistic novels Dickens, in “Oliver Twist”, showed much attention to the misery and the plight of the lower class, particularly the orphan children Reading “Oliver Twist”, readers are moved to tears because of the images of poverty, starvation, and mistreatment of the powerful to poor children In the mean time, Thackeray in “Vanity Fair”- originally named “Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society”- gave a vivid picture of the luxurious but wicked life of the upper class and their followers in the middle one In “Vanity Fair”, readers can witness a splendid London where the rich and the powerful are singing, dancing, eating, drinking and even cheating, betraying and swearing in the through-night and overabundant parties For everyone living in “Vanity Fair”, vanity became the desire and the individual seeks; hypocrisy and snobbishness became the manner of fashionable life In spite of those above differences, if we put the two novels of two great realistic authors together, we will have a day-to-day portrayal of English society under the period of Industrial Revolution Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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They did not have to work but enjoyed a rich, happy life and held all the political authority In contrast, the industrial bourgeoisies were rich; they had no chances to take part in the parliament Along with these statements, the success of the American and French revolution had a deep influence on England The words “all men are created equal” awakened all people there Consequently, the need for democratic reform became irresistible and the industrial bourgeoisies started the activities demanding for voting reform These activities attracted a lot of workers as well because they themselves also wanted to change their political position and determined themselves in society As a result of these outbursts, the government had to pass the reform act in the middle of 1832 It not only allowed the industrial centers to nominate their representatives to parliament but also reduced the power of upper class land owners The first reform act happened peacefully, marked the emergence of the middle class in English political life After the first reform act, the industrial bourgeoisies persuaded the parliament to pass a series of factory acts which restricted child labor and limited hours of working In 1867, the second reform act was passed, marking another progress in democratic improvement This reform act gave the voting right to all members of the working class, except for the agricultural labors However, the activities demanding further voting did not stopped During Grad stone‟s second ministry, 1880-1885, the third reform act was signed As a result, most of the males in rural and urban areas could vote Those three reform acts gave voting rights to middle class, then urban and rural votes in the country Thank to these acts people could raise their voice to protect their Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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grain imports following the end of the Napoleonic wars The term “corn” referred not only “vegetable corn” but all kinds of grains The first of the Corn Laws were introduced when the wars between England and France ended in 1815 It stated that no foreign corn would be imported in to England until the domestic corn reached a price of eighty shillings per quarter This resulted in the decreasing import and rising price The Corn Laws only gave benefit to the landholders who owned the majority of profitable farm land, not to the workers On the contrary, the working class suffered a lot from these laws Since the corn prices were high, the workers had to spend the bulk of their income just to survive In addition, when the workers had no income left over for the other purchases, they could not afford manufactured goods so many factory owners also suffered and had to lay off the workers The sufferings that the Corn Laws caused resulted in the first major reform of the Corn Laws which happened in 1828 However, the effect of this reform was negligible Along with the restriction on trade put by the Corn Laws, the constant bad harvests, the Hungry Forties, the soaring price of bread made the tension rise day by day in England As a result of the extreme tension, a movement to repeal the Corn Laws was put up and in 1846 the Corn Laws were abrogated After the withdrawal of the Corn Laws, the policies of free trade were introduced in England and this nation began to move towards the greater prosperity that characterized the later phases of the Victorian Ages Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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went to wait upon this great man” (Vanity Fair) In the opinion of fashionable society, a person who owned high social status was “great man” and worthy being respected Becky‟s life was the vivid example for the importance of social position in judging a person Becky was born in a humble family so she was locked out of the world of the blue-blood people When she worked as a governess in the Queen Crawley, Miss Crawley gave her the exclusive interests She also regarded Becky as the most beautiful, charming and intelligent girl in the world In the Crawley family, no one could make the old and invalid women satisfied as Becky However, beauty, charm and intelligence could not compensate for the disadvantage of social status When Miss Crawley heard that her favorite nephew was married to Becky, a girl of the lower class, she was so angry that she jumped to the bed and cut off all Rawdon‟s inheritance Since then, she never reconciled with her nephew She considered his marriage to be the biggest stigma for her and her noble family‟s honor As a result of being too proud of her blue blood, Miss Crawley considered social status to be the moral standard to choose her niece-in-law Born with no advantage, Becky‟s greatest desire was being respected and accepted in to the best of fashionable society Therefore, being married to Rawdon was an important step to fulfill her social ambition Since then, by coddling herself with Lord Steyne, she came nearer to the society of fashion, and at last reached her goal of respectability after her presentation to King George IV at court This presentation vouched for her the social status and of course her character as a woman of virtue Thank to this new status, the ladies and gentlemen no longer scorned her with cold indifference but the some of the best foreigners and the best English people happily visited her parties Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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judgment of people‟s value was unreliable and superficial This became a good chance for the noblemen to the wrong things Under the mask of their status, they could commit any social evils from cheating, robbing, prostituting oneself to murdering others without any worry about the condemnation of society It is ironic that while people viewed the upper class as the moral standard of the whole society, its member turned out to be the worst ones In addition, in the class-ridden society, the status conscience also poisoned the soul of the innocent children at the famous school of Dr Swishtail where Dobbin, Rawley and Osborn studied when they were young There, the naughty boys mercilessly played a practical joke on Dobbin only because his father was a grocer in the city Children thought that selling the goods by retail was a shameful practice, meriting the contempt and scorn of all real gentlemen To distance themselves with Dobbin, a child of the humble family, they did not play with him and always left him at the bottom of the school “My father is a gentleman, and keeps his carriage” was the sentence they replied to Dobbin with great arrogance and then left him alone in the bitterest and sadness Certainly, the snobbish parents would give birth to the snobbish children who knew how to hold the erroneous opinion about themselves and how to disdain people of the lower class Generally, in the status-conscious society, people who wanted to be respected and be considered as a man of virtue had to achieve a social position; otherwise they would be placed as the man of corruption What an incredible story! Judging people through their status became the law governing the whole society 3.3.1.3 Pursuit of higher social position Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn 55 C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an As the result of holding an erroneous opinion about the importance of the social classes, most of people at Victorian time cherished the great ambition of social advancement Those social climbers were willing to anything to achieve a noble title To the middle class who was very rich but had no status in the social class structure, social eminence became their greatest aim Motivated by the temptation of social status, they always dressed, ate and talked in the upper class manner, and then found any way to achieve a status Mr Osborn was an outstanding example for one kind of merchant who was extremely rich but did not have a standing in fashionable All of his life he only aimed at pursuing what he did not have He used his son as the most effective means to reach to higher ladder He bought up George to be a gentleman First, he sent him to a school of noble children, and then equipped him with the snobbish thoughts and pompous ways of dressing and behaving At last, he was callous enough to order his son to marry a black girl who had the connection to the aristocracy It was clear that a man who was crazy with social ambition could sell anything, even his favorite child‟s happiness to put his legs in noble society In snobbish society, to achieve higher position, hypocrisy was the best and safest means for everyone Take Becky as a typical character who exploited hypocrisy to the maximum for her social status Born with no advantages in a society that valued rank and wealth, Becky made every use of her irresistible charm, sweet voice, deceitful tears and her intelligence as a method to integrate herself with men and women of fashion She always behaved as if she was very tender, kind and innocent However, all of her cordiality was a sham because her only concern in life was position and wealth To achieve this goal, she was willing to trample on all the good nature of human beings and take part in the life-drama in which she could cry, smile, and talk falsely with the well-made-up face The first step in her way to fashionable society was performed at Amelia‟s house There, Becky proved herself as a good, gentle, pure but pitiful Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn 56 C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an girl She tried to be all respectful gratitude to Mrs Sedley and used the miserable tears in order to evince her deepest sympathy In addition, she persisted in calling a servant Mr or Sir and apologizing with great respect to the lady‟s maid for giving her trouble in venturing to ring the bell She performed so skillfully that all members in Amelia from servants to masters felt satisfied and loved her very much Whether Becky is a good girl? No, hiding behind the beautiful words, tearful face and gentle behavior was the wicked purpose Becky clearly knew that the hypocrisy could give her an advantageous marriage with Joseph Sedley who was fat, blundering and effeminate but very wealthy and powerful However, her purpose could not be achieved and this bitter experience became a worthy lesson for other steps to “the best society” Leaving Amelia‟s home, Becky did not give up her hypocritical behaviors but more skillfully continued them in Queen Crawley‟s family Knowing that Sir Pitt was a the head of this family, Rebecca tried to be as gentle and tender as possible in front of him and ignored her duty as a governess Consequently, her hypocrisy made the old man blind and gave her great success She also took advantage of those who naively admired her to move closer to the door leading to the world of noblemen Day by day, Becky held all power in this family Her performance was so skillful that no one could recognize her deceitful nature but greatly admired her and helped her speed on her way to achieve the life-long goal As a result of her hypocrisy and her intelligence, before leaving Queen Crawley‟s house, Becky became Rawdon Crawley‟s dearest wife Now the girl of a humble family became the daughterin-law of a noble one It turned out that in “Vanity Fair” the easiest way to attain social standing was flirting with men and marriage If you were a humble girl, you would become a lady if you got married with a gentleman of noble birth Marriage would become a perfect connection to high society Nevertheless, she was never satisfied with the position as a daughter-in-law of a baronet and had no intention to stop If because of money and status, she Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn 57 C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an had ever walked down to the aisle with Rawdon, now she could be willing enough to betray him with the same motivation Firstly, she abused her beauty and all the sweetest words to flirt with Lord Steyne who could bring her to higher status in fashionable society Then, to secure a place in the genteel society, she even prostituted herself and stuck fast to Lord Steyne and coldly ignored her child, her husband who extremely loved her Lastly, with the money, jewelry, and other luxurious fineries from Steyne and other wealthy men, she threw the extravagant parties in order to augment her popularity and establish her name in fashionable society Consequently, she was presented to the King and society unquestionably accepted her as the most respectable gentlewoman However, to achieve a vain title, at last, she lost all meaningful things of a woman: husband and child It was obvious that, in a statusconscious society, women were willing to sell their souls to become gentlemen‟s wife and then they were willing to sell their family happiness for social prestige Generally, being a folly social climber, Becky did not miss any opportunities to make her way She was callous enough to exploit all people she encountered for the sole purpose of bettering her own situation in society, even they were her husband, her child, her best friend (Amelia) or her husband‟s brother She constantly manipulated others, she lied, she cheated and she betrayed She could anything to satisfy her snobbish ambition Everything was trampled on under her crazy social ambition She cheaply sold all humane values from friendship, family happiness, to her body and soul in order to reach her goal as a “true lady” in the eyes of noble society 3.3.2 Money worship 3.3.2.2 Money was a base to measure people’s value In the 19th century, in Britain, there were two parallel supreme powers ruling the whole society They were social status and money Therefore, like social status, money became the base to measure people‟s value People were Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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sign of corruption In the eyes of the English middle class, those who could not support themselves were considered to be immoral Therefore, they made every effort to oppress the poor with the argument that the terrific living and working conditions of the workhouses would prevent the able-bodied paupers from being lazy and idle Poverty and corrupted virtues were two counterparts in most people‟s opinion at that time Therefore, in the society of “Oliver Twist”, the paupers who had no house and money were regarded as the hateful animals that deserved to be suffered from bad treatments and public scorn The public always looked down on them and considered workhouses to be the charitable place where they bestowed a favor on the less fortunes They never cared about the fate of the paupers but concerned about the money they assisted as the representative of their charity In fact, they went too far in their emphasis on money over humaneness In the workhouses, it was money, not the fate of orphans that became the biggest concern of the officials When Oliver was born, they immediately considered him to be yet another mouth to feed on The babies are never seen as human but as a procession of burdens and were discussed as economic factors - how much money the parish will get for the new baby and how much he can keep for himself by not feeding the orphan In addition, Oliver is considered to be such a financial liability on the parish that they are willing to pay five pounds to anyone who will take him away and teach him a trade skill that will prevent him from returning to the parish as a pauper in adult life Like the story of “Oliver Twist”, in society of “Vanity Fair”, having no money meant having nothing and if a person owned a large sum of money, he would be respected and have great power Money was so important that Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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“my dear child, they would have loved you if you had had two hundred thousand pounds” In the opinion of money seekers, it was only a question of money and fortune which made the difference between women They would become lady of virtue if they were the owner of a big sum of money Obviously, when people were driven by money worship, other values would be destroyed by its supreme powers In capital society, people would be respected and highly appreciated if they were the holders of a lot of money Becky, after committing a lot of social evils, was assumed the role of a virtuous widow and won reputation for benevolence and generosity because the whole society judged her through her money without any concern of the resource where it had came from 3.3.2.2 Relationship among people were destroyed by the supreme power of money As mentioned above, the predominant concern of the whole society in “Vanity Fair” was money The consequences of this focus were the spiritual and intellectual empty, the twisted morality and the corrupted emotions There, the worship of money led people to the inability to love and an incapacity for friendship In “Vanity Fair”, money was central to nearly all of the characters‟ relationships Under the supreme power of money, every family and social relationships were seriously destroyed People were willing enough to betray their friends, their husbands, deceive others and get married to people they did not love because of money Friendship was nothing in a money-oriented society The first example was the friendship between Mr Osborn and Mr Sedley When Mr Osborn was in the most difficult period, Mr Sedley enthusiastically helped him to Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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when the Sedleys ruined and was in dire strait, he was callously turned against them He repaid Mr Sedley with ingratitude and ordered his son to break the engagement with Amelia who now had no marriage portion He was completely indifferent to Mr Sedley‟s bad situations Poor Mr Sedley! He had misplaced his friendship Anyone who has read “Vanity Fair” was moved and fired by the sincere friendship that Amelia gave Becky when she was in sadness and loneliness But in the capital city, her friendship was totally defeated under the magic power of money For the sake of wealth, Becky was callous enough to seduce George, her husband to get his last money which he received from his father Facing such a betraying action of the best friend who she had ever shared a lot of things, thoughts and emotions, Amelia was extremely shocked and her heart was broken down She could never imagine that one day, her friend, Becky betrayed her and deprived her of the greatest happiness To Amelia, George was her life Unlike Becky, she considered family happiness to be above all She tried her best to make it as happy as possible However, Becky trampled on it because of the last sum of money in her husband pocket Friendship became meaningless to such a greedy and cunning woman It was not only friendship but also family relationship that was ruled by the power of material Take Osborn family as a typical example for the destruction of money on family affections Mr Osborn, the head of this family, was one representative of the middle class capitalists who saw the world in terms of money and judged people through their wealth All of his life, he ran after money so he was willing enough to resign himself to its power and controlled his family under its rules In his house, there were no laughter, no sincere words but things and objects dominated This house was soulless and Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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daughters frequently swore at each other a great deal when they talked about the inheritance their father would leave for them Father and son were in quarrel and then broke with each other Like Osborn family, Sir Pitt family was whirling in money storm Money thirst made every member of this family including old Sir Pitt, Rawdon, his brother Sir Pitt Crawley, Bute Crawley and his wife became crazy and never knew how to love In this family, the relationships between brother and brother, father and son, brother and sister were ruined seriously under the ruling of money They lived in a hostile manner because their great desire for Miss Crawley‟s inheritance They falsely criticized and mocked each other to integrate themselves with the money holder Thank to her wealth, Miss Crawley became the Queen All of family members tried to dot on her with the hope that she would inherit them a large sum of money On the outside, they expressed the warmest care towards the invalid lady They fawned on her as if her health was their biggest worry However, in fact, in their mind they were looking forwards to her death which became their big party where they could share her wealth Often, the Sir Pit family and the Bute Crawley family were two enemies They detested and spoke ill of each other because they were afraid that their relatives would get much more inheritance than them However, when Miss Crawley visited, they became excessively good They loved and gave each other great care If the absolute power of money had ever made family members feel resentment and hatred against each other, now it could also gather them in the “happiest family” In fact, money controlled all of their actions They could love or hate each other immediately as long as their actions could help them gain more money Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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his children with the hope that they would help him fulfill his financial and social ambition by marriage with the blueblooded people He was willing to sacrifice his children's happiness to gain money as much as possible George Osborn, his favorite son, became engaged to Amelia Sedley when they were young as the result of business relationship between the two fathers However, after Amelia‟s family ruined, Mr Osborne's sights were now set on the more profitable Miss Swartz, a young heiress with the connection to the aristocracy In his opinion, it was money, not love was the motive for loving-relationship and then the matrimony He greedily said that “unless I see Amelia‟s ten thousand down, you not marry her” However, affected by the persuasion of Dobbin, George secretly got married with Amelia Hearing this terrible news, his dream about wealth and social standing were broken down He was so furious that he deserted his son and never accepted Amelia, even after his son‟s death in battle It was the magic power of money that could destroy all humane natures, even the most sacred one as father and son affection It was not only in Osborn family but in the whole society that the value of loving and married relationship was destroyed It was the temptation of money that encouraged others to walk down the aisle Perhaps the most interesting character in Vanity Fair engaged in the transactions of marriage is Rebecca Sharp For Becky, money is all-important to her In her opinion, marriage was something rather than an institution to join a man and a woman in loving relationship Marriage was only a means of transaction It was not a question of love but of the financial advancement of individuals When met Joseph Sedley, she immediately reasoned herself “If Mr Joseph Sedley is rich and unmarried, why should I not marry him?" She Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn 63 C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an viewed Joseph as her opportunity to join a rich family Therefore, when she realized that she was unable get married to him, Becky showed no misery but regret and found any way to flirt and then marry Rawdon Crawley in the belief that he will inherit Miss Crawley's money After becoming Rawdon‟s wife, her money thirst was not fully met Becky was willing to betray Rawdon to gain money and social status For her, family happiness was nothing Husband-wife relationship was meaningless It was the money motivation that was responsible for her relationship with her husband and then other men She flirted with Lord Steyne since he was a rich source which could support her luxurious life She seduced her husband‟s brother also with the same reason Any men who were rich could not pass by such a greedy woman without giving her money In Becky‟s family which was led by a greedy wife and mother, love was devalued Husband-wife and mother-son emotions were seriously ruined When Rawdon had to leave for battle, unlike Amelia who was miserable with her husband‟s departure, Becky shed no tears but instead contemplated the lack of return on her investment in this relationship After his leaving, she took an easy and light sleep and then awaked to count her all money When Rawdon was sent to prison, she freely entertained with Lord Steyne and ignored him On losing her husband, Becky mourned only the loss of his money To fulfill ambition of wealth, Becky was not only willing enough to betray her husband and but also willing to abandon her child She never loved him but saw him being her burden Generally, all humane relationships from friendship, family relationship to loving and marrying affair were seriously destructed in the Victorian society which was affected by the industrial revolution People lived together under the connective power of money Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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Industrial Revolution Through the adventuring life of the small child, Oliver Twist, Dickens depicted an over-all picture of the paupers‟ lives as a response to the hash Poor Law in 1834 Workhouse, the result of the New Poor Law, was mentioned vividly under his defining description In this place, the rules were so strict that and the living-working conditions were so terrific that most of paupers were willing to die rather than enter it There, the poor, especially the children, did not live but exist under the extreme hunger, exploitation and cruel treatments Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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corruption Living under the broken society but they always tried their best to protect themselves from the moral degeneration If Dickens paid much attention to the plight of the poor, Thackeray in his “Vanity Fair” gave the readers other scenes of British realities That was the luxurious life of the upper and middle class and their moral corruptions Visiting the world of “Vanity Fair”, readers could see how the abundance in living conditions corrupted the people living there They were people who had too much money and free time, who were considered the model of highest class but very empty in their hearts and souls Vanity, hypocrisy, parasitism, and snobbishness were what Thackeray wanted to describe as the most outstanding lifestyles characterizing the people in “Vanity Fair” Reading “Olive Twist” and “Vanity Fair”, readers were surprised to see that the there were the greatest contrast between the rich and the poor The poor were poor in material but were very rich in their souls while the rich were abundant in money but incapable of love During the period of Industrial Revolution, social class distinction and money worship became the most burning social problems Both “Oliver Twist” and “Vanity Fair” mentioned these problem as the most serious issues which driven almost people living there At that time, many people regarded money and social class as the bases to measure people‟s values and made every effort to achieve wealth and social status Money and social position now became two parallel supreme powers ruling the whole society Consequently, most of humane values were seriously destroyed People lived together under an obsession of social rank and wealth In this graduation thesis, the author has already focused on some small issues above to analyze the picture of society under the reign of Queen Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 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