Which of th following novels is called a "Novel without a hero" ?
Correct answer: A. Vanity Fair
- A. Vanity Fair
- B. Mill on the Floss
- C. Northanger Abbey
- D. Pickwick Papers
Explanation
Thackeray subtitled Vanity Fair “A Novel without a Hero” because it presents a morally compromised society rather than a conventionally admirable central hero. Becky Sharp and the other characters are deliberately flawed.
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