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Sharp, Becky
     
Sharp, Becky
the main character in the book Vanity Fair (1847-48) by William Thackeray. She is a clever, attractive, and ambitious young woman (=someone who wants very much to become rich and successful), who treats people cruelly and unfairly to get what she wants.
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