The international adventure stories prevalent on television follow meticulously a plot that is inexorable in its development. Those on the side of law and justice face perfidious men and organizations. These infamous men have no capacity for compassion, and they treat the lovely woman with opprobrium. The intrepid heroes are placed in deleterious situations as …
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A Scheeming Heroine
William Makepeace Thackeray was known for his moralistic study of upper and middle class English life. His best known work, VANITY FAIR, has its central character Becky Sharp. She is a perfidious woman who has an insatiable desire to get ahead in the world. She covets the wealth of one man, but when marriage is …
