本書主人公麗貝卡小姐出身低微,在社會上受到歧視,她利用種種計謀甚至以色相引誘、巴結權貴豪門,不擇手段往上爬。這個人物並不邪惡,也不善良,但非常富有人情味,完全是時代的產物。書中把當時英國資本主義社會比做一個名利場,作者描繪了形形色色的社會人物,有生活糜爛的貴族、視錢如命的資本家、庸俗無恥的鄉紳、玩世不恭的紈絝子弟、殖民地的吸血鬼——英國殖民官員等等。整個名利場中充滿了貪婪、虛偽、自私自利、趨炎附勢和奸詐狡猾。
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