... to say about the institution of marriage? In you answer show how generic devices and techniques are used in this representation. Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca, written in the mid 1930's, discusses the institution of marriage. Rebecca is a multi-generic fictional novel about a young woman's struggle after her marriage to Maxim De Winter based on the period in which it was written. Setting, character construction ... 76). The reader can understand that she has these worries because she is constantly concerned with society's opinion thus proving that marriage was based on their judgmen...

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Mrs Van Hopper - Character Sketch "Rebecca- - Daphne du Maurier Mrs Van Hopper is a very prominent charater. She is a loud, American, snob who travels around the globe with her "Companion- (the narrator). She is always in search ... a hurry or vanish behind service doors- because they did not want to come in contact with her or were scared of her. The narrator was at first embarrassed by her actions but she soon accepted Mrs Van Hopper's behaviour. Mrs Van Hopper loves to gossip. The uses all opportunities to find out information about anything about anyone. ... Max de Winter had only just s...

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