▁be ▁reward ed . ▁One ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁Samuel ▁Richard son ' s ▁conduct ▁novel ▁Pam ela ; ▁or , ▁V irt ue ▁R ew arded , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Pam ela ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁resist ▁sexual ▁tempt ation , ▁thus ▁maintain ing ▁her ▁virtue ▁and ▁being ▁reward ed ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁life . ▁ ▁However , ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁was ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁work ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁sexual ▁dev iance ▁being ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁pleasure , ▁rather ▁than ▁something ▁that ▁was ▁simply ▁shame ful . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁through ▁F anny ' s ▁character ▁part aking ▁in ▁acts ▁that ▁would ▁normally ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁de pl or able ▁by ▁society ' s ▁standards , ▁but ▁then ▁is ▁never ▁pun ished ▁for ▁them . ▁In ▁fact , ▁F anny ▁is ▁ultimately ▁able ▁to ▁achieve ▁her ▁own ▁happy ▁ending ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁Charles ▁again , ▁marry ing ▁him ▁and ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁wealth . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁in ▁sharp ▁contrast ▁to ▁a ▁work ▁like ▁Pam ela , ▁where ▁sexual ▁acts ▁are ▁heavily ▁avoided ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁virtue . ▁Meanwhile , ▁within ▁F anny ▁Hill , ▁normally ▁de pl or able ▁acts ▁can ▁be ▁conducted ▁with ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁consequence . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁film ▁adapt ations ▁▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁book ' s ▁not or iety ▁( and ▁public ▁domain ▁status ), ▁numerous ▁adapt ations ▁have ▁been