Daphne

In the story ¨The Birds¨, by Daphne du Maurier she presents women in an unpleasant way. The Woman who plays the largest role in the story is Mrs.Hocken who is not even given a first name. Her character was not able to support herself in anyway, she always relied on Nat, her husband. Du Maurier perspective on women was most likely affected by the society she lived in during the twentieth century. Not naming a character is an obvious display that they do not hold high importance. Not so much…

In the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Maxim and the heroine’s marriage remains as a pivotal moment in the heroine’s life, where she finds herself entangled in the mess of what Rebecca had left behind in Manderley. Having met Maxim only once before in Monte Carlo, the narrator neither had the chance to know more about Maxim nor his late wife Rebecca. Although the marriage started off on the wrong foot, it managed to develop into a healthier and more stable relationship as the plot advanced.…

The Gothic Elements of Rebecca and Dracula Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, both possess many of the 9 characteristics that commonly identify a Gothic Novel. These characteristics all play a unique role in the plot and story of any piece of Gothic literature. While both books portray elements and qualities linked to those of a Gothic novel, Dracula displays these traits in a much more prominent way than Rebecca. One of the key characteristic of Gothic literature is the…

Memory and the Past Do you know that Rebecca was the best seller novel sold between 1938 and 1965? The novel was written by Daphne du Maurier in 1938. The story is a mixture of love and hate for the primary characters in Rebecca novel. It begins when a young, poor woman who works with Ms. Van Hopper meets Maxim de Winter. Then the young women, narrator, feels in love with Maxim de Winter and decide to get married to go with him to Manderley. After that she meets Mrs. Danvers and the narrator…

The Birds represents more than the threat post by nature Daphne Du Maurier’s 1952 novelette The Birds depicts a small town in England during WWII where all the birds inexplicably started to attack people. While it perfectly captured nature’s cruel mechanism, The Birds actually represents more than just the threat post by nature. In fact, It also represents the notion of a threatening presence, larger than human beings with unrivalled power, an example of this that people are more familiar with…

The Bluebeard Twist The crisp bite of winter air blew down the dim oil lit streets of a little called Berkenshire. As the night rolled on, frozen ice pellets were bouncing off of every thatched roof. The wind whistled eerily through this sleepy town. There was a mounting heaviness hanging in the air. The last of the freshly baked goods had been prepared for the holiday. This years crops failed and a drought was taking effect. A poor man stood looking cold and hungry. He was traveling door to…

In Daphne Du Maurier's novel, Rebecca, the story of a unidentified narrator is told through her perspective. After the narrator jumps into marriage with Maxim, the owner of a grand mansion in England called Manderley, she meets the life of her predecessor Rebecca de Winter who has died and left quite a mark on the mansion. Du Maurier does not begin to incorporate major Gothic elements until the action of the plot moves to Manderley, this serves as a sign that Manderley is at the center of the…

To Walk Again in Manderley It was a wonderful day indeed when on May 13, 1907 British writer Daphne Du Maurier came into this world. How very different it would all have seemed if we hadn’t had the chance to read her fascinating and interesting novel “Rebecca” which she wrote in 1938. She was born in London, England and received her education in Paris, France. She was already born with creative genes I would say since her father was a well-known actor and theater manager. When Du Maurier was in…

In chapter 27 of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca, the narrator finds empowerment in discovering the truth about Rebecca’s past. Learning about Rebecca’s faults and her tainted marriage brings the narrator to realise that Rebecca wasn’t the priceless gem everyone made her out to be, and that she(the narrator) might not be the worst thing to happen to Manderley after all. Comprehending the past allowed the narrator to move on and form a sense of identity. She felt more comfortable growing into…

In Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Brontë’s choice to associate Jane Eyre or Edward Rochester with birds represents their dependency on one another. In the beginning of their relationship, Jane is dependent on Rochester for financial and social reasons. As their relationship develops, she becomes more dependent on his love than his money. In both of these cases, Rochester describes Jane as a bird. But when Jane asserts her independence, she realizes she cannot identify as a bird anymore because…