Confucius once said “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier can illustrate how the characters undergo change when they faced with conflicts. Through the use of paradox themes, Du Maurier depicts the complex characteristics of the characters of Rebecca.
The strong elements of symbolism throughout the story show the complication of the characters. In the story, the flowers are used as symbols. The most important instance of this is the rhododendrons: “These were monsters, rearing to the sky, massed like a battalion, too beautiful I thought, too powerful; they were not like plants at all” (Maurier 51). The rhododendrons symbolize Rebecca; they speak to her overwhelming identity, her striking …show more content…
The rhododendrons can be stood out from different blossoms at Manderley; most remarkably, the clean, organized rose greenery enclosure can be taken to speak to a more simple and idealistic sort of lady, for example, Maxim's mom: “Flowers heal me. Tulips make me happy. I keep myself surrounded by them as soon as they start coming to the island from Canada, and after that when they come from the fields in La Connor, not far from where I live” (Maurier 252). She has affectionate recollections of meandering about in the rose greenery enclosure with his mom when he was a young man. The postcard of Manderley shows symbolism in the story to the characters. “That’s Manderley," she said, and I remember coming out of the shop feeling rebuffed, yet hardly wiser than before” (Maurier 17). This quote explains shows how Mrs. de Winter’s actions come right back to Manderley through …show more content…
The tone of Rebecca’s voice suggests a deep nostalgia for what might have been and an uneasy alliance with the present: “When I thought of Manderley in my waking hours I would not be bitter. I should think of it as it might have been, could I have lived there without fear. I should remember the rose-garden in summer, and the birds that sang at dawn. Tea under the chestnut tree, and the murmur of the sea coming up to us from the lawns below. I would think of the blown lilac, and the Happy Valley. These things were permanent, they could not be dissolved. They were memories that cannot hurt. All this I resolved in my dream, while the clouds lay across the face of the moon…” (Maurier 3). The tone in Rebecca’s voice again also gives a shocking sensation to the readers known as a guilty pleasure: “A lovely woman isn't like a motor tyre, she doesn't wear out. The more you use her the better she goes” (Maurier 264). In the story, Maurier creates dramatic effects when secrets are revealed which leaves the reader in shock due to the fact that the secrets were unexpected. The story also explains how women are objectified and how a stereotypical male would think of women. "[Rebecca] was not in love with you, or with Mr. de Winter. She despised all men. She was above all that" (Maurier 277). In this part of the story, there is argumentative mood when the characters find out about Rebecca along with her
The strong elements of symbolism throughout the story show the complication of the characters. In the story, the flowers are used as symbols. The most important instance of this is the rhododendrons: “These were monsters, rearing to the sky, massed like a battalion, too beautiful I thought, too powerful; they were not like plants at all” (Maurier 51). The rhododendrons symbolize Rebecca; they speak to her overwhelming identity, her striking …show more content…
The rhododendrons can be stood out from different blossoms at Manderley; most remarkably, the clean, organized rose greenery enclosure can be taken to speak to a more simple and idealistic sort of lady, for example, Maxim's mom: “Flowers heal me. Tulips make me happy. I keep myself surrounded by them as soon as they start coming to the island from Canada, and after that when they come from the fields in La Connor, not far from where I live” (Maurier 252). She has affectionate recollections of meandering about in the rose greenery enclosure with his mom when he was a young man. The postcard of Manderley shows symbolism in the story to the characters. “That’s Manderley," she said, and I remember coming out of the shop feeling rebuffed, yet hardly wiser than before” (Maurier 17). This quote explains shows how Mrs. de Winter’s actions come right back to Manderley through …show more content…
The tone of Rebecca’s voice suggests a deep nostalgia for what might have been and an uneasy alliance with the present: “When I thought of Manderley in my waking hours I would not be bitter. I should think of it as it might have been, could I have lived there without fear. I should remember the rose-garden in summer, and the birds that sang at dawn. Tea under the chestnut tree, and the murmur of the sea coming up to us from the lawns below. I would think of the blown lilac, and the Happy Valley. These things were permanent, they could not be dissolved. They were memories that cannot hurt. All this I resolved in my dream, while the clouds lay across the face of the moon…” (Maurier 3). The tone in Rebecca’s voice again also gives a shocking sensation to the readers known as a guilty pleasure: “A lovely woman isn't like a motor tyre, she doesn't wear out. The more you use her the better she goes” (Maurier 264). In the story, Maurier creates dramatic effects when secrets are revealed which leaves the reader in shock due to the fact that the secrets were unexpected. The story also explains how women are objectified and how a stereotypical male would think of women. "[Rebecca] was not in love with you, or with Mr. de Winter. She despised all men. She was above all that" (Maurier 277). In this part of the story, there is argumentative mood when the characters find out about Rebecca along with her