Joseph Deepesh

Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray) Introduction : Vanity Fair written by William Makepeace Thackeray is generally recognized as his masterpiece, through which he established his important position in the history of English literature. In the novel, Thackeray profoundly exposes the social evils and reality of the times through realism and satire. Numerous surveys attempt to make some explorations of its elements of realism and satire that contribute much to its great success. Thackeray utilizes satire to make criticisms of the life of the bourgeoisie and aristocracy, which is sharp, penetrating and unique. His Vanity Fair fully embodies his viewpoint that a novel should reflect nature and reality, and transmit the real situation and true feelings. Vanity Fair, whose subtitle is known as A Novel Without A Hero, and which was published between 1847 and 1848, gives a satirical picture of a worldly society. The events of the novel happened during the Napoleo...