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Rebecca - Research Paper

Rebecca

"I dreamt I went to Manderley again." (Dumarier 2) is the famous opening line to the classic novel . Right from the beginning Dumaurier builds up the mystery of Manderley by showing a conflict between the way the main characters live now verses how they remember the tragic events of the past. The narrator is an inexperienced young girl who is overwhelmed when she moves into Manderley. The husband, Maxim, is still troubled by the death of his last wife , which happened almost a year before. is "a heroine that we never see in the flesh, but whose spell is written through every page" (Weeks 163). Mrs. Danvers is 's former maid who has sinister intentions and remains loyal to the ...

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mystery.
"The basic structure of is that of the modern Gothic Romance" (Masterplots 3). The characters and the setting are similar to other books of the time. The narrator who goes un-named, is the "typical heroine of a Gothic Romance" (Masterplots 3). Her character is not very developed but the reader is able to relate to and sympathize with her. also has the perfect setting for a Gothic Romance. Manderley is the isolated, beautiful, and mysterious place that is what really makes the story so engrossing. If the story took place anywhere else it would not have the same effect. There is a hint of the supernatural with the feeling that still haunts the corridors of Manderley. " is the demon that must be exercised from both Maxim and the narrorator's minds." (Kelly 55). In a way, does still haunt Manderley through Mrs. Danvers. "Mrs. Danvers is the embodiment of , who must be destroyed for the story to end" (Kelly 56). Maxim feels the presence of and is ...

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thing she does and she is all over the newspapers. She is constantly being compared to and this makes her feel very uncomfortable. People would say things to her like "You're so different from ", and this would make her feel even more inferior to the great . She would also do stupid things like taking the advise of Mrs. Danvers when she knows that Mrs. Danvers hates her (Davenport, 162). Many people would feel insecure in her position though, and that helps the reader relate to her and sympathize for her. The narrator does not believe that Maxim loves her. She thinks that he still loves . This keeps the reader trying to figure out if Maxim really loves her or not. The ...

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Added: 8/25/2005 04:14:45 AM
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