... them. This foreshadowing is subtle and flows natural throughout the story. On the other hand, Ms. du Maurier uses countless examples of imagery in Rebecca. The imagery is practically endless. The reader can completely visualize the scenery, down to the leaves on the trees, but it is meaningless. In the first chapter, she uses three pages to describe the outside of Manderley and the driveway that leads to it. Ms. du Maurier ... too many details and it leaves nothing up to the reader's imagination. Only some of this information is important to the story line; the rest is merely nonsense a...

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... sympathises with. Hardy may also have views about rejection. This is shown where Gertrude sees Rhoda and Mr Lodge's son walking along the road and asks Mr Lodge who he is. Mr Lodge just says the boy is "one of the neighbourhood," and goes onto say that he thinks the boy "lives with his mother a mile or two off". He does not even communicate with ... has passed. This is shown at the beginning of chapter 6 as it reads, "Half a dozen years passed away - This allows Hardy to create a more elaborate story line and use several characters. Whereas, 'The Signalman' ranges over a period of only ...

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• Grade Level: High School