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Metaphors In Rebecca

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In Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Daphne uses many metaphors that compare the narrator. In chapter 16 the narrator is being compared to Alice in Wonderland. Maxim is the person to suggest that Mrs. de Winter should dress up as Alice in Wonderland for the costume ball. Maxim suggests this idea because Mrs. de Winter is sometimes in her own world and does not know what is going on around her. He sees her as an innocent young girl who has a big imagination. This shows that the narrator is seen as a young girl who is lost in Manderly as Alice is lost in Wonderland. “You’re playing with me all the time, just as if I was a silly little girl.” “Alice-in-Wonderland. That was a good idea of mine.” Maxim is saying how Mrs. de Winter is immature, innocent,
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