Rebecca By Daphnie Du Muier

Daphne Du Maurier tells the story of Rebecca, a murdered ex-wife whose true colors led to her demise. Du Maurier highlights the suspense and twisted sides of Rebecca's many faces. In the book, Rebecca is the antagonist who haunts everyone's life, even after her death. During her time alive, she had multiple affairs, manipulated, cheated, and abused her influence. In this thrilling suspense, the reader can unravel the truth through various examples of Rebecca's harsh, cruel, and evil truth, making it evident to the reader that Rebecca was not only cruel but had much influence over those around her, including her husband, Manderly, and regular civilians.

Riley Labrecque #14778 English 8 Ms.Baldwin March 16, 2023 It Was Not Burning, It Was Warming In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the reader encounters multiple uses of fire and experiences Montag's journey with fire. In Fahrenheit 451 fire plays a significant role and is used abundantly throughout this novel, fire represents destruction, rebirth, and enlightenment.

The gothic villain in modern gothic novel develops and takes a variety of possibilities. In Rebecca, there is no specific gothic villain, multiple characters have a gothic villain quality, it is not easy to determine which one of them is the gothic villain. If we consider Mrs. de Winter as the helpless heroine, so the gothic villain is the one who peruses or threats her and this includes: Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers, and even Maxim. Starting with Rebecca , though she does not appear in the whole novel as a living character but she is considered as a gothic villain in a shape of ghost who haunts the heroine and makes her in a state of horror and risk. Rebecca is described as a demonic character by Maxim: I hated her, I tell you, our marriage was a farce from the very first.

Ann wanted children badly, therefore, when other people, like Rebecca, had what she could not, she got jealous. In Rebecca’s cause, Ann accused her with killing her infant children

This made me change moods very fast from nice and relaxed to very unsettled because Initially, Du Maurier surprises us and builds tension by combining comfort with discomfort. Maxim feels at home while the narrator does not. Even worse, she is aware that she feels nervous because Maxim is her only ally in the situation. Is it possible that he could care less? The household tranquility that would typically suggest itself to someone viewing this setting is dispelled by a glimpse inside our lonely narrator's thoughts, and we, trapped there, feel alone as

Rebecca is a romantic gothic novel that seems to be about 2 unlikely lovers molding their love in the city of London, but twists into a mysterious murder story. Although each character seems innocent in the beginning, it is revealed that each has a backstory that leads to the horror exhibited in the novel. Each of the main characters is struggling with psychological issues, which motivates the events in the book. Maxim struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of his marriage with Rebecca. When reminded of Rebecca or the events of his death, he exhibits classic signs of PTSD.

This shows that the narrator is seen as a young girl who is lost in Manderly as Alice is lost in Wonderland. “You’re playing with me all the time, just as if I was a silly little girl.” “Alice-in-Wonderland. That was a good idea of mine.” Maxim is saying how Mrs. de Winter is immature, innocent,

At the start of Rebecca, the narrator describes herself as a “little scrubby schoolboy with a passion for a sixth-form prefect” and says that she had a “youthful, unpowdered face” which shows how young she was when she was working for Mrs Van Hopper. It is safe to say that Maxim, not unlike the reader, sees the narrator as a child despite them being husband and wife. For example, he insists three times that the narrator dress up as Alice in Wonderland, who was known to symbolise the curiosity and innocence a child has in their youth. Pyhonen states that “by suggesting that she dress up as Alice in Wonderland, he has given her a clue to his covert goal, which reproduces… innocence and knowledge that is the aim of his education” Here, Pyhonen

She questions Danforth: “Why, it is a lie, it is a lie; how may I damn myself?”(Miller 140). Even to the end, she stands for her beliefs. Miller shows the importance of Rebecca’s character because it teaches the audience the important lesson of what he believes is the proper way to apply one’s

In the beginning of the story, part of the setting was described as “Just today the fireplace commenced its seasonal roar.” This appeals to your senses of hearing and touch, to help you understand the setting of the story, which would be in the winter. The fireplace roars because it is explaining that it is not a weak fire, but is in fact a large and

The endurance of loss and remorse was the first of three themes. This subject runs throughout the book; Brady is the one who has demonstrated it because he believes he killed Ben and spends the entire novel blaming himself for his death and carrying the shame of his death with him. Another instance of this theme was when Brady's companions drilled holes in the boat, resulting in Ben's death, but he remained in their shadows despite the fact that they were doing something that they should not have. The last proof that was shown in the novel was that when Brandy's sister died, his entire family went into chaos, and they tried to act as if Amanda never existed, which they considered their method of "fixing" the problem; Brandy still regrets not spending a greater quantity of time alongside her and experiences an enormous surge of sorrow as a result of her death. This book's theme has taught me that no matter what happens or how guilty you feel, keep going.

It's you that ought to be lying there in the church crypt, not her. It's you who ought to be dead, not Mrs. de Winter.” Concluding that Daphne du Maurier explores the issue of jealousy through Maxim de Winter of Rebecca’s many lovers, The narrator (The Second Mrs. de Winter) living up to this dominate women figure from Maxims past- Rebecca, and Mrs. Danvers jealous of Maxim and the narrators new love. Daphne du Maurier shows jealousy and its destructive power through the ghost of Rebecca, which soon threatens Maxim and the narrator and blinds the narrator throughout the novel of Mrs Danvers’s manipulative personality to get rid of anyone who threatens Rebecca’s reputation at

Steinbeck may also be using the word “fire” to foreshadow that George and Lennie’s American Dream might not come true and will die away just like the fire . When Curley’s wife is blocking the sunlight from entering, by standing in front of the doorway, Steinbeck is using darkness to foreshadow that she is ominous and dangerous for George, Lennie and their dreams. The sun streaks were high up on the wall now, the light was growing soft now”, this symbolizes that Curley’s wife’s soul was rising up and away from the Earth, taking George, Lennie and Candy’s dreams with it. “ Sun streaks” represents Curley’s wife’s soul and their dreams. “Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan Mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun.”, gives the impression that something malicious was going to take place.

In the novel Rebecca that was written by Daphne du Maurier, Manderley is a constant reminder that Rebecca's death still overshadows the property because she does not want to be replaced or forgotten. Manderley adds a great mystery to this novel because it has a large effect on many of the characters. Certain characters feel as if Rebecca is still in control and that her spirit still watches over Manderley. After the new Mrs. deWinter arrives at Manderley, it seems as though Rebecca still lives in the house because no one disposes any of her items. It is very hard for those living at Manderley to eliminate Rebecca from their lives because they all adored her.

The novel Rebecca, by Daphne DuMaurier, begins its storyline with a dream. This dream is a story told in the first-person view of the narrator visiting a place called Manderley. Although this is a short chapter, it contains a large amount of symbolism. Objects such as the flowers are described in the scene, the estate, and even the narrator’s lack of personal description symbolize essential parts of the following story. Overall, the first chapter of this novel is of great importance to the rest of the story due to it being packed with symbolism.