Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, 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 Emmys true salvation lies in love and loyalty but also in religion and faith.