1. Rebecca
... English tweeds, and put him in black, with lace at his throat and wrists, he would stare down at us in our new world from a long distant past--a past where men walked cloaked at night, and stood in the shadow of old doorways, a past of narrow stairways and dim dungeons, a past of whispers in the dark, of shimmering rapier blades, of ... has taken as Mrs. de Winter and Mistress of Manderley. Commentary The heroine's quest for a self has strong Oedipal overtones. The Oedipus complex is a psychological theory that suggests that young men have a strong desire to kill their father and marry ...
- Word Count: 3026
- Approx Pages: 12
- Grade Level: High School
