Amelia’s son becomes spoiled and is disrespectful of others.īecky shatters Amelia’s idol, Charles Crombie Becky’s son resents the coldness of his mother and he becomes detached. Their sons’ personalities and world-views develop around these mother-imposed perceptions. While Becky’s son worships a stone, Amelia’s son worships a puppy. Amelia is helpless without the love and support of family and friends. Her weakness and over-nurturing lead to as much turmoil as that caused by Becky’s detachment and pride. Rather than portray Amelia in the way typical of many Victorian authors – as the delicate and angelic woman who is the model for all women – he shows that Amelia’s dependence and softness are not her virtues. Thackeray shows a deep understanding of human nature. She devotes herself completely to her son. Her husband dies and she is left in a state of perpetual mourning. Amelia, on the other hand, is the picture of the “perfect mother”. She is cold and heartless towards the child. Becky has no natural affection for her child and her son is left “worshiping a stone”. As the novel progresses, they both become mothers. Becky, on the other hand, is clearly selfish, manipulative, and hard-hearted. Anyone reading this book immediately sees Amelia as the good-natured, kind, and spiritual woman. In Vanity Fair, Thackeray describes the lives, sorrows, and triumphs of two women: Amelia and Becky. “Mother is the name for God in the mouths of little children”.
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