Rebecca | Study Guide

Daphne du Maurier

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Overview

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Author

Daphne du Maurier

Year Published

1938

Type

Novel

Genre

Fiction

Perspective and Narrator

Rebecca is told in flashback from the first-person point of view of a young woman who meets and marries a previously married older man.

Tense

Rebecca is written in the past tense.

About the Title

The novel is named for Rebecca, a woman whose influence over her husband, his new wife (the narrator), and their home at Manderley extends beyond her death.

Diagrams

Married Antagonists Antagonist Friends Rivals Jack Favell Rebecca's disreputable cousin and lover Mrs. Danvers Sinister housekeeper Frank Crawley Trustworthy estate agent Cousins and lovers Maxim Wealthy owner of Manderley Rebecca The deceased first Mrs. de Winter Husband; murderer First wife Narrator The second Mrs. de Winter
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Summary

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Characters

Narrator Maxim Rebecca Mrs. Danvers

Symbols

Rhododendrons Manderley Narrator's Namelessness The Sea

Themes

Jealousy Past versus Present Evil Identity
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