The Life Of Becky Sharp

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of society. Perhaps this is one reason this is why she has focused all her energy on achieving her goals. Rebecca is a staunch opponent of the unfair rules of society. There is a lot of envy inside her, as she can't stand to see girls from affluent families being fawned over. She feels that these girls are only fawned over and treated with respect because of their affluent backgrounds. It irritates her to a great extent that they don't have any real talent except for being rich.

Beauty and Talent

Rebecca's low class background is compensated for by her beauty. She also possesses a lot of physical charm. She has a very beautiful figure, fair skin, green eyes and great chest. Rebecca is a multi-talented girl. She is a great singer, excellent piano player, sketch artist, dancer, actress and great mimic. She can speak French very fluently. Her overpowering personality attracts the attention of Lord Styne. She manages to charm and outwit him into giving her money. Her charm ...

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but slightly crooked person. It appears that she is not a sincere person and has no sense of morals. She is a great actress as she can pretend to please anyone very easily. It is easy for her to understand the other person's intentions.

Goals

One of her greatest goals in life is to be rich. She does not want to work hard to achieve that goal. Becky wants to move up the social ladder and for this she wants to marry a rich gentleman. She moves like a black widow spider to entrap her potential victim. She is initially successful in winning over Joseph Sedley. It is easy for her to win him over as he is a vain person and loves to be flattered. However it doesn't last for long ...

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