Rebecca
The novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier tells of a young girl struggling to find her self after being abruptly pushed into a high culture world. ... Danvers meet the author introduces the notion that whenever Rebecca, whom the maid “simply adored”, is mentioned, her otherwise static expression and manner become laced with a fiery passion (100). ... de Winter sneaking about ‘Rebecca’s room’ (167). She then proceeds to show the narrator Rebecca’s bed, nightclothes, hairbrushes, and evening wear, and explain how meticulously she keeps these rooms, as if Rebecca were still living there. ... Danvers seems about to burst with emotion when she is speaking about Rebecca. ... de Winter presents herself in the dress to her husband and others at the ball that Rebecca wore this same outfit to the ball before her death. ... de Winter with accusations and explanations concerning, above all, Maxim’s relationship with Rebecca versus his with the narrator. ... It is soon found that the boat was the late Rebecca’s, and, miraculously it seems, a body had been found in the ships cabin. ... After all the recent chaos concerning Rebecca and the night she died, a change is noticed in Mrs. ... The maid falls into an extensive period of depression, and sulks about the mansion as if she has lost Rebecca all over again. ... Danvers and Rebecca had won and the de Winters would never be able to live their lives the same. ... Danvers has not been mentally sound since Rebecca’s death.