Vanity Fair

«Vanity Fair» – the main work of Thackeray, the focus of the writer is on deceitful and corrupt people. The author believed that there is nothing surprising in goodness, but evil is very curious and interesting to study. Paradoxically, it is against the backdrop of the pettiness and selfishness of Thackeray's characters that the ideals of virtue appear most vividly and prominently. Thackeray's contemporaries considered the novel scandalous to the point of indecency, but this did not prevent the author from becoming famous immediately after its release. The writer said that his novel has no hero; the narrative is based on the story of Becky Sharp, who is willing to do anything to escape poverty and become a wealthy, respectable socialite. All the cunning tricks that clever Becky employs to achieve her desires are still very much in vogue today. It is no coincidence that «Vanity Fair» has been and remains one of the most popular works in the world.