Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

by

William Makepeace Thackeray

General Tufto Character Analysis

General Tufto is a general whom George Osborne, Rawdon, Becky, and Amelia encounter in Brussels during the war. He’s a lecherous old man and seems to have a preference for younger women. Although George is married to Amelia, he feels jealous when he observes Tufto ogling Becky at the opera.
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General Tufto Character Timeline in Vanity Fair

The timeline below shows where the character General Tufto appears in Vanity Fair. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 28
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...Amelia, Peggy, Dobbin, and George are all out in Brussels, they happen to see old General Tufto buying flowers. George says this general’s presence means Rawdon is there with Becky. Hearing this... (full context)
Chapter 29
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General Tufto is also at the opera, and he admires women from afar, including Amelia. After the... (full context)
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General Tufto doesn’t know George and doesn’t seem happy to see him. When he learns about George... (full context)
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...where Amelia and Dobbin are, she talks in a very animated way, perhaps so that General Tufto can see her from across the way. After the opera, Dobbin quietly complains about Becky... (full context)
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...Becky replies that men are jealous too—that George was jealous at the opera of how General Tufto was looking at Becky. (full context)