![]() Becky once again ingratiates herself with the family and earns the particular affections of Sir Pitt and Rawdon, who both ask for her hand in marriage. They are all scheming for the inheritance of Aunt Matilda, who is ill. ![]() The Crawleys are a rather despicable bunch and nothing like what Becky suspected. Jos, humiliated, abandons home and Becky, furious with George, moves on to her job. Becky nearly succeeds in arranging the marriage, until George, Amelia's love interest, steps in and convinces Jos he has behaved like a fool. She spends her time ingratiating herself with the Sedleys and wooing Amelia's brother Jos, an overweight, shy and vain tax collector on break from his job in India. Miss Pinkerton, utterly disgusted with Becky's behavior, sets her up in a governess position at the Crawley estate.īefore she takes her position, Becky spends a little over a week at Amelia's home. Becky Sharp, on the other hand, is sharp and scheming and emerges from an impoverished situation. Amelia is kind and innocent and comes from a family with money. Amelia and Becky are friends, but they are nothing alike. ![]() The novel opens at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for young women, where readers are introduced to Amelia and Becky, the novel's female protagonists. ![]()
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