william 'makepeace' thackeray. early years........ born in calcutta, india, on july 11 th,...
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William 'MakePeace' Thackeray
Early Years........
• Born in Calcutta, India, on July 11th, 1811
• Father died when he was 4 years old
• Mother Remarried shortly after his fathers death
• went to england at 6 to be enrolled in a boarding school where he felt isolated and was bullied
• At nine William had a sense of independence and a large imagination
Various Schools......
• William attended various schools all his early life,some of which included:
• Charter House(england), which he nicknamed “Slaughter House”
• Attended Various Schools in South Hampton(england)
• Went to Trinity College in Cambridge.
His Gambling Problem....
• On several occasions he lost money in gambling which leads me to believe he developed a gambling problem
• During his stay at Trinity, he lost 1500 pounds in a card game.
• While he was in Germany, he inherited a large amount of money, most of it was reported lost to gambling.
Thackeray's Tour Of Europe....
• William first went to Wiemar, Germany
• Then to Paris to study the arts, which upset his parents because they wanted him to take interest in law.
• In Paris William showed skill in drawing caricatures.
Met and Married.......
• William Met and Married and Irish girl named Isabella, in Paris, France
• Thackeray was enchanted by her singing
• Had three kids together , one died at birth
• She went insane shortly after the birth of the third child and although she outlived her husband by almost 30 years she never recovered.
EXTRA EXTRA!
• In 1837 William worked on staff with Frasier Magazine
• From 184-1851 he worked on a newspaper called Punch, which is when he wrote
VANITY FAIR
Vanity Fair
• Main characters are Amelia Sadly and Rebecca Sharp.
• His wife was inspiration for the character Amelia.
• Vanity Fair is a satirical novel about social class and the search for wealth
• Amelia belongs to a good family and does not consider wealth to be important in life.
Vanity Fair
• Rebecca is an orphan and feels that gaining wealth and power is ones purpose in life
• They both get married to different people but it dosent work out for either because Rebecca is shallow and cares about money while Amelia gave up her life of wealth.
• They both end up giving birth to children and basically live opposite lives in the fictional place of Vanity Fair untill............