Becky Sharp Becky Sharp Rebecca Sharp is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel "Vanity Fair". She is presented as a cynical social climber who uses her charms to fascinate and seduce upper-class men. This is in contrast with the clinging, dependent Amelia Sedley, her friend whom she befriends at school. Becky then uses Amelia as a stepping stone to gain social position. Sharp functions as a "picara"—a picaresque heroine—or by being a social outsider who is able to expose the manners of the upper gentry to ridicule. The book—and Sharp's career—begins in a traditional manner of Victorian fiction, that
Dermot Dobbin Dermot Dobbin Noel Dermot Dobbin, businessman and former team president of the St. John's Fog Devils of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, was born St. John's, Newfoundland. Dobbin, Derm as he is commonly known, and his brother Craig Dobbin share many business interests among which is the franchise for the St, John’s Fog Devils. Both Derm and Craig proved to be savvy negotiators in obtaining a lease for Mile One Stadium amidst the protracted and sometimes rancorous negotiations with the City of St. John’s. Dobbin formed N.D. Dobbin Limited in 1976, a company with business interests in contracting, real