When divers swim near the grounded ship, they find the wreckage of Rebecca's sailboat, with Rebecca's dead body in the hold. This discovery prompts Maxim to tell the heroine the truth: Rebecca was a malevolent, wicked woman, who lived a secret life and carried on multiple affairs, including one with her cousin, Jack Favell. On the night of her death, Maxim had demanded a divorce, and she had refused, and told him that she was pregnant with Favell's child. Furious, he seized a gun and shot her, and then sailed out to the harbor in Rebecca's boat and sank it, with the body stowed safely inside.
This revelation restores the heroine's marriage, and enables her to finally shake off the burden of Rebecca's ghost. Meanwhile, however, the noose of justice tightens around Maxim: first, it is found that holes have been drilled in the bottom of Rebecca's boat; luckily the coroner delivers a report of suicide, rather than murder. But soon Rebecca's cousin Favell, certain that Rebecca did not kill herself, accuses Maxim of the crime. The local magistrate, Colonel Julyan, investigates, and finds that on the day of her death, Rebecca went up to London to see a Doctor Baker. Favell, Maxim, and the heroine accompany Julyan to London; the heroine is certain that Baker will reveal that Rebecca was pregnant, thus revealing Maxim's vengeful motive for murder. But instead, it turns out that Rebecca was dying of cancer, and that furthermore she was infertile; she had lied to Maxim about her pregnancy. Her terminal illness now supplies a motive for Rebecca's supposed suicide, and Maxim is!.
saved. He and the heroine drive all night back to Manderley, stopping only once, when Maxim calls home and learns that Mrs. Danvers has disappeared. As they crest the ridge near the mansion, they look down and find it in flames.
Characters.
The Heroine - The novel's protagonist and narrator; we never learn her given name. A shy, self-conscious young woman from a lower-middle class background, she begins the novel as a paid companion to Mrs.
Rebecca is a bittersweet novel. ... First, Rebecca contains awesome characterization. ... Secondly, Rebecca has strong foreshadowing. ... She hints to Rebecca's dress at the fancy dress ball, when Mrs. de Winter is with the bishop's wife and she comments on how beautiful Rebecca was in her lovely white dress. ... In conclusion, Rebecca is a typical, romantic suspense novel. ...
Maxim gives her a book of poems that Rebecca had given to him. ... But she still cannot help but compare herself to Rebecca. ... Rebecca's body washed up two months later on a shore miles away. ... Danvers then shows her everything of Rebecca's. ... The next day she finds out the Jack Favell was Rebecca's cousin who came to Manderley a lot when Rebecca was alive. ...
"Rebecca" by Daphen Du Maurier This book takes place in the 19th century. There are a lot of different characters in this book. Some of them have very small parts, but they show you things about the major people in the book. Rebecca was a very admired person in her town. Everyone loved her a...
Title, Rebecca. ... Soon after, Alfred Hitchcock made a film version of Rebecca that soon became an even greater success than the novel itself. ... One of the reasons that I feel that the original novel Rebecca was more effective than the movie version was that I think the novel held suspense in a better way. ... One example of this is when Rebecca's boat was discovered. ... These were three of the reasons as to why I think that the novel Rebecca was much more effective than Alfred Hitchcock's movie version. ...
Du Maurier wrote Rebecca inspired off of events from her own life. ... Rebecca begins with a flashback of the narrator back in Manderley. ... The narrator soon finds out about Maxim's late wife, Rebecca. ... Rebecca was beautiful and in control of the entire manor. ... That information infuriated Maxim to the point that he shot and killed Rebecca and sailed out in Rebecca's boat with her body hidden ad slashed holes in the boat. ...
Book Report The book Rebecca, is written by Daphne DuMaurier. ... The other wife's name was Rebecca. The narrator and Rebecca have nothing in common. Rebecca was a very outgoing, beautiful, evil woman. ... Another good example is the relationship between Maxim and Rebecca. ...
English Essay on the Rebecca Novel What does the novel Rebecca have to say about the institution of marriage? ... Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca, written in the mid 1930's, discusses the institution of marriage. ... It contains many valuable items and furniture for example Rebecca's bedroom. ... The novel Rebecca portrays marriage as being based on society's expectations rather than love. ... Rebecca on the other hand described as being very outgoing and full of confidence. ...
Rebecca's parents' marriage didn't last long however. ... If Rebecca wasn't a movement child who was she? ... While living with her father in the Bronx in New York, Rebecca lives a double life. ... Once Rebecca is in the urban areas everything about her also changes. ... Rebecca just seems like a light skinned black girl or she even passes as a Chicana. ...
