... ) lives." When they see her in her costume, it completely shocks 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 completely describes Rebecca's bedroom, yet the reader may still have a difficult time visualizing...

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... 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 that soon became an even greater success than the novel itself. There are many opinions as to which ... that the 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 in a better way. While reading the novel, my suspens...

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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 bre...

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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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