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Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier
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108 pages • 3 hours read

Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1938

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  • Summary

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Chapters 1-6

  • Chapters 7-13

  • Chapters 14-20

  • Chapters 21-27

  • Character Analysis

  • Themes

  • Symbols & Motifs

  • Important Quotes

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    • Essay Topics

    1.

    Discuss the role of jealousy in the novel in terms of Mrs. Van Hopper, Mrs. Danvers, and the narrator. How does jealousy affect the narrator’s marriage to Maxim de Winter?

    2.

    Analyze how perceptions of social class impact the treatment of Maxim de Winter. How do these attitudes impact the treatment of the narrator?

    3.

    Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of Rebecca and the narrator as role models for females. Which qualities possessed by the two women would be suitable in a heroine?

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