Chapter 65-resumé af Vanity Fair

Hvad sker der?

1. Jos visits Becky in her attic at the Elephant Hotel, where she hides signs of drinking and flatters his old affection.
2. Becky describes herself as a persecuted wife and mother, convincing Jos that she deserves protection and renewed social acceptance.
3. After Jos leaves, Becky mocks him with Max and Fritz while he consults Dobbin about helping her.
4. Dobbin distrusts Becky and proposes consulting Amelia, expecting her jealousy to prevent a visit.
5. Amelia initially refuses, but Jos’s account of Becky losing her child persuades her to go immediately.
6. Becky dismisses the students before her visitors arrive, and Amelia embraces and forgives her.

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The story about Becky’s child changes Amelia’s refusal into immediate action. Her compassion defeats Dobbin’s expectation that jealousy prevents forgiveness.

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