It's been 4 years since the last time I read this book so I kinda struggled to answer all of the questions.
Du Maurier never gives the heroine a first name, and she later admitted it was because she couldn't think of one. What impact does this have on how much or little we come to care for the character?
For me, the heroine not having a name works in two ways. First, it kind of lets us slip into her shoes and makes her a more blank slate sort of character.
I also think that her not having a name is really fitting, since she was always somewhat in the background, overshadowed by Rebecca.
Personally, I didn't care that the main character didn't have a name. Not once did I feel like it was needed for something, or that the story would change if she had a name.
I kinda wish I had something more deep and intelligent to say about that because it's a big thing about the book, but yeah that's what I got >.<
Many of du Maurier's novels are set in Cornwall and Rebecca is no exception though she was stationed abroad at the time of writing. What is the importance of the setting and does she project that love of home onto Maxim? Would Rebecca be as powerful elsewhere in the world?
I believe that a big part of Rebecca's story is the class struggle of Mrs. de Winter. It is my understanding that she has married up and while she enjoyed the benefits of getting a rich husband during her time in France and during her honeymoon, she is faced with how "hard work" it is once they return to Max's home. As someone who's Greek, the book had this "fancy British aristocracy" feel for me. I could see Rebecca in any part of the world, though, as the story of a woman who marries up and struggles in her new position. For me, it wasn't Rebecca's lingering presence that made Mrs. de Winter feel inadequate, but rather that she couldn't fit in in this new social position. The feelings Mrs. de Winter experienced are pretty universal, but the story itself wouldn't be quite the same in a different setting. It wouldn't have that fancy posh British feel to it. xD
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SET BY MJ
Du Maurier never gives the heroine a first name, and she later admitted it was because she couldn't think of one. What impact does this have on how much or little we come to care for the character?
For me, the heroine not having a name works in two ways. First, it kind of lets us slip into her shoes and makes her a more blank slate sort of character.
I also think that her not having a name is really fitting, since she was always somewhat in the background, overshadowed by Rebecca.
Personally, I didn't care that the main character didn't have a name. Not once did I feel like it was needed for something, or that the story would change if she had a name.
I kinda wish I had something more deep and intelligent to say about that because it's a big thing about the book, but yeah that's what I got >.<
Many of du Maurier's novels are set in Cornwall and Rebecca is no exception though she was stationed abroad at the time of writing. What is the importance of the setting and does she project that love of home onto Maxim? Would Rebecca be as powerful elsewhere in the world?
I believe that a big part of Rebecca's story is the class struggle of Mrs. de Winter. It is my understanding that she has married up and while she enjoyed the benefits of getting a rich husband during her time in France and during her honeymoon, she is faced with how "hard work" it is once they return to Max's home. As someone who's Greek, the book had this "fancy British aristocracy" feel for me. I could see Rebecca in any part of the world, though, as the story of a woman who marries up and struggles in her new position. For me, it wasn't Rebecca's lingering presence that made Mrs. de Winter feel inadequate, but rather that she couldn't fit in in this new social position. The feelings Mrs. de Winter experienced are pretty universal, but the story itself wouldn't be quite the same in a different setting. It wouldn't have that fancy posh British feel to it. xD
SET BY MJ