1. Rebecca
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 even remotely famous. She is a complete contrast from the shy and quiet narrator of the story who "Trailed in the wake of Mrs Van Hopper like a shy, uneasy colt."" .
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Mrs Van Hopper's physical appearance is that of a rather large but expensively dressed, fashion conscious woman. Mrs Van Hopper is probably in her 50s. We can tell that she is overweight and small when the narrator tells us that she has a "short body ill-balanced upon tottering high heels."" We can also tell this as she has "Small pig eyes."" These eyes suggest that she has a lot of fat around the face almost covering her eyes. She spends a lot of money on her clothes as in chapter three she was having a dressmaker come to her suite. She wears large dresses which "Compliment her large bosom and swinging hips."" She always carries a Lorgnette with her, which she uses to "Examine- people with. Everything about her is described as being large and extravagant. This gives us a sense of her being an overpowering, noticeable person. .
Mrs Van Hopper talks in a "sharp and staccato- voice. She does not waste time in her words but gets straight to the point and about what she wants to know. She talks loudly and does not mind what she says or who hears. She tries to impress people by trying to be polite, well spoken and sound posh. This makes herself feel superior.
Mrs Van Hopper enjoys the "High Life."" She likes to eat plenty of good food and mealtimes seem to be of great importance to her. In the book so far she has spent a great deal of time sipping coffee or having a three-course meal in a restaurant. This is the prime area for meeting distinguished individuals. She is extremely wealthy and has the best of everything in life. She even pays the narrator as a companion to travel around with her from country to country in search of the stars of the day, as she has no other way to spend her money.
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Van Hopper, as her compainion. ... Van Hopper is sick, so she has nothing to do & runs into Maxim by accident. ... Van Hopper suddenly decides to leave Monte Carlo and go to New York. ... Van Hopper and Mrs. Van Hopper is very upset with this news. ...
Rebecca is a bittersweet novel. ... Once the author, Daphne du Maurier, unfolds the characters secrets and lives, however, the story is compelling and thought-provoking. ... She hints to Rebecca's dress at the fancy dress ball, when Mrs. de Winter is with the bishop's wife and she comments on how beautiful Rebecca was in her lovely white dress. When the narrator and Maxim are walking and Jasper goes off towards the cove, Maxim becomes upset and Mrs. ... On the other hand, Ms. du Maurier uses countless examples of imagery in Rebecca. ...
English Essay on the Rebecca Novel What does the novel Rebecca have to say about the institution of marriage? ... Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca, written in the mid 1930's, discusses the institution of marriage. ... It contains many valuable items and furniture for example Rebecca's bedroom. ... In the period that this novel was written women were given more and more equal opportunities although the narrator is content to stay indoors and do her sketching. ... The novel Rebecca, written by Daphne du Maurier in the 1930's, discusses the institution of marriage as being...
As Daphne du Maurier finished her novel, she said to herself, So it was. ... Title, Rebecca. ... Little did du Maurier know, her novel ended up becoming a great success. ... One example of this is when du Maurier explained what Mrs. ... While the protagonist, Mrs. de Winter, was trying to think of a costume, and then Mrs. ...
Book Report The book Rebecca, is written by Daphne DuMaurier. ... The other wife's name was Rebecca. ... She builds a complex for herself that she will never be as good or as wonderful as the late Mrs. ... Daphne DuMaurier puts emphasis on the different relationships between characters. ... In conclusion to this report, Rebecca, by Daphne DuMaurier is a very well written, and fascinating book. ...