Rebecaa Flashcards
How does Daphne Du Maurier describe the novel ‘Rebecca’ ?
The novel is described as ‘a sinister tale about a woman who marries a widower… psychological and rather macabre.’
What does the narrator say that conveys her and Maxim’s separation and isolation.
‘We were divided… we had to endure it alone’
What does the narrator say that shows how Rebecca was a form of separation?
‘Her shadow between us all the time’
What quote shows the freedom Maxim’s departure brings the narrator?
‘I was aware of a sense of freedom… It must be because Maxim had gone to London’
What does the narrator say that shows Rebecca’s authority?
‘…obeyed her orders still’
What quote shows the narrator’s struggle (fight) with Rebecca?
‘I could fight the living… but not the dead’
What does the narrator say about her failed marriage?
‘…nothing so shaming, so degrading than a marriage [that] had failed’
What does Maxim say about the narrator’s lost youth?
‘…that funny, young, lost look that I loved’
How does the narrator describe Maxim’s distant personality?
‘Once more silent and detached’
What is first wave feminism?
●woman’s right to vote
●opposes the idea of women staying at home and looking after family
● highlights equal opportunities for women
What are two ways to describe Rebecca?
Amorphous- no form/shape
Ubiquitous- everywhere
What is 2nd wave feminism?
●focused on the workplace and equal pay act
What is 3rd wave feminism?
●focused on individualism and women not having to rely on men
What chapter in Rebecca best shows enduring love?
Chapter 2
What does the narrator say about becoming stronger?
She believes that to become stronger, ‘we must endure
ordeal by fire’ and says ‘this we have done in full measure’.
What does the narrator say about their improved relationship in Chapter 2? Together/No Clash
‘I know we are together, we march in unison, no clash of thought or of opinion makes a barrier between us.’
What does Chapter 2 in Rebecca best show?
Enduring Love
What type of narrative does Du Maurier employ?
A proleptic narrative
What does proleptic and analeptic mean?
Proleptic- flashforward
Analeptic- flashback
What are 3 key chapters?
Chapter 2- Enduring Love
Chapter 20- Rebecca’s true nature
Chapter 21- Rebecca’s death
