Vanity Fair, Chapter 2: samenvatting

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1. During the carriage journey, Rebecca celebrates leaving school and shocks Amelia with her hatred of Miss Pinkerton.
2. The narrator describes Rebecca’s troubled childhood, her parents’ deaths, and her dependent position at the school.
3. Rebecca resists unpaid music teaching and challenges Miss Pinkerton, who recommends her for a governess position.
4. Amelia brings Rebecca home, welcomes her warmly, and offers her clothes and jewelry.
5. Rebecca questions Amelia about Joseph’s income and marriage status, then decides to pursue him.

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Rebecca rejects the schoolmistress’s demand for gratitude. She describes their relationship as an exchange of services rather than an act of kindness.

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