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This 5 page paper considers the importance of the physical locations in "Vanity Fair," and discusses Lord Steyne's house extensively. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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that the book takes place in many different locales, and that these changes of scene also appear to govern the actions of the characters who live there, as well as
those that are visiting. That is, there are certain behaviors that will be tolerated on the battlefield that have no place in the drawing room. This paper considers one location,
Lord Steynes house, and what happens there. Discussion Because the book is so rich and textured, and because this is a short paper, we can only make a very limited
survey. One thing that deserves mention is the fact that Thackeray named his characters with great precision: Becky Sharp is sharp indeed; while other characters have names that indicate something
about them or even what they do, such as Lady Slingstone being a gossip; or Lord Methuselah being very old. Sometimes these names seem so obvious as to be slightly
ridiculous-the Crawlys, for instance, do seem to be crawlers-but the convention works. (It still works today; a character named "Malfoy" is obviously evil and someone named "Snape" is sneaky.) In
this context, Lord Steynes name can be seen as a close approximation of "stain," and he can be seen to be stained, as there is madness in his family. The
first thing we are told about Lord Steynes house is that it "stands in Gaunt Square, out of which Great Gaunt Street leads" (Thackeray). The word "gaunt" means thin or
pinched looking; starving. The people who walk in the garden in the square are "miserable," and their pupils are "wan-faced"; in addition, the garden itself is "dreary" (Thackeray). The mansions
that line the square are "tall, dark houses" whose windows have little or no light behind them, and whose hospitality has already passed away (Thackeray). Lord Steynes place is a
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