Independent Personality Traits 1. Cunning

41 Becky in Amelia’s house and Becky in the Crawleys’ house is quite different character. With the Sedleys, Becky is considered as an arrogant woman. While with the Crawleys, Becky pretends to be a helpful and obedient woman. She was quite a different person from the haughty, shy, dissatisfied little girl whom we have known previously, and this change of temper proved great prudence, a sincere desire of amendment, or at nay rate moral courage on her part. A system of hypocrisy; which lasts through whole years, is one seldom satisfactorily practiced by a person of one-and twenty; however, our readers will recollect that, though young in years, but our heroine was old in life and experience 90. Her speech also shows that Becky is a hypocrite. When she hears that Sir Pitt’s death, she is happy not sad. This is because she hopes that Lady Jane will introduce her to the society and Rawdon will get a position in Parliament. When she is invited to Sir Pitt’s funeral, she pretends to mourn over 420. She says to Lady Jane how grateful she is because she has a husband like Rawdon, and she does not get angry to know that it is Pitt Jr. who gets Miss Crawley’s money. Becky says “She succeeded in making us poor,” Rebecca said, with an air of angelical patience, “but how can I be angry with a woman who has given me one of the best husbands in the world? And has not her own avarice been sufficiently punished by the ruin of her own hopes, and the loss of the property by which she set so much store? Poor” she cried. “Dear Lady Jane, what care we for poverty? I am used to it from childhood, and I am often thankful that Miss Crawley’ money ha gone to restore the splendor of the noble old family of which I am so proud to be a member. I am sure Sir Pit will make a much better use of it that Rawdon could” 421. In fact, she hates Lady Jane and Sir Pitt for being Miss Crawley’s heirs. When Becky is in Queen’s Crawley, she also pretends that she loves her son, Little Rawdon. She treats him full of affection and very well. She prepares Little Rawdon’s needs. She tries to show that she is a loving and caring mother. 42 The truth is Becky really wishes that she does not have to take Little Rawdon with her. It is only because of Lady Jane’s invitation to see her nephew and Rawdon’s assurance that he will take care of Little Rawdon, Becky lets Little Rawdon go with them to the Queen’s Crawley. Along the journey, Little Rawdon sits outside the carriage with his father. Becky is “inside the vehicle, with her maid and her furs, her wrappers, and her scent-bottles” 450. It is winter at that time. The conversation between Little Rawdon and Lady Jane while the two have dinner shows the evidence. Little Rawdon says “I like to dine here. I dine in the kitchen when I am at home”, replied Rawdon Minor “or else with Briggs” 451. It shows that Becky does not care about Little Rawdon in her home. She orders her son to eat in the kitchen with the servants. After the custody of her son is given to Lady Jane, she never meets or writes to Little Rawdon. She even forgets that she has a son. Until one day she finds out that Little Rawdon becomes the Crawleys’ heir because Pitt and Lady Jane’s son dies of hoping-cough and measles. She writes him the most affectionate letter and calls him a darling son. Though Little Rawdon replies the letter, he says to Lady Jane “Oh, Aunt Jane, you are my mother, and not – and not that one” 647.

4.1.3.6. Ambitious

Becky is an ambitious person. She says to herself “it will be a fine day when I can take my place above her in the world, as why, indeed, should I not?” 87. Becky’s ambition is to be rich and to have high social status. She does PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 43 everything to get money and elevate her social status. Then, the first step to take is getting a husband. When she is invited to Amelia’s house, she finds out that Amelia’s brother, Jos Sedley, is still a single. So she makes her moves to get Jos’ and the Sedleys’ heart. Her attempt to Jos Sedley does not work. Her failure with Jos Sedley never breaks her heart, instead she directly makes some plans how to conquer the Crawleys. She sets her eyes on Rawson Crawley because she knows that Rawdon is Miss Crawley’s sweet nephew and her most probable heir. She is married with Rawdon, but she is still poor because apparently Miss Crawley does not like the marriage. She makes friend with Lord Steyne though Rawdon has warned her that Lord Steyne is cunning. Lords Steyne becomes her protector. Becky needs Lord Steyne to support her finance and to present her to high-class society. She is persistent in getting what she wants. She will do anything to be accepted by the society, so when Lord Steyne asks her to send her son to a dormitory school, she obeys him. She sends little Rawdon to Eton even with objection from Rawdon. She also commits adultery with Lord Steyne. When Rawdon is in jail, charged of his debts, she makes a lie letter that she is sick and she cannot help him. She also lies that she does not have any money to pay those debts. It is Lord Steyne himself who sets Rawdon into jail. Rawdon is free because of his sister in law’s help. He goes home and finds Becky and Lord Steyne in his bedroom. Rawdon opened the door and went in. A little table with a dinner was laid out – and wine and plate. Steyne was hanging over the sofa on which Becky sat. The wretched woman was in a brilliant full toilet, her arms and all her fingers sparkling with bracelets and rings,; and the brilliant on her breast which Steyne has given her. He had her hand in his, and was bowing over it to kiss it, when Becky started up with a faint scream as she PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI