Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature grade: 13 University of Siegen (Medienwissenschaft) course: Love and Money language: English abstract: Love money and power - these are the main subjects of William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair. The paper concentrates on the novel's very last chapter Which Contains Births Marriages And Deaths and takes a closer look at the two characters Rebecca and Amelia. These two women stand as examples for completely different beliefs: Becky only trusts in monetary values whereas Emmy's true salvation lies in love and loyalty - but also in religion and faith.