... . It contains powerful characterization and strong foreshadowing but too much imagery. First, Rebecca contains awesome characterization. At the beginning of the story, the reader may be lost and become bored with the plot, because little is known about the characters until much later in the story. Once the author, Daphne du Maurier, unfolds the characters secrets and lives, however, the story is compelling and ... thought-provoking. At some points, especially towards the end of the story, it seems as though the reader personally knows the characters and can relate with exactly what they ...

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... 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 ... the narrator. The reader understands that the people of society adored her. She did outdoor activities such as shooting, hoarse riding and sailing. Rebecca also organized the Manderley ball and she was perfect in society's eyes because she had beauty, brains and br...

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... Daphne du Maurier finished her novel, she said to herself, So it was. A finished novel. Title, Rebecca. I wondered if my publisher would think it stupid, overdone. Luckily (for me) he did not. Nor did the readers when it was published. Little did du Maurier know, her novel ended up becoming a great success. Soon after, Alfred Hitchcock made a film version of Rebecca ... novel was far more effective that the movie version for a number of reasons. One of the reasons that I feel that the original novel Rebecca was more effective than the movie version was that I think the novel held suspense...

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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 of meeting anyone ... ...

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