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Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier Analysis

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Daphne Du Maurier shows the ultimate power of women through Rebecca as “She despised all men and was “above all that." This presents new ideas to a society which thought that women had to be reliant on men. Rebecca personifies a character which is independent of a male figure it also allows the reader to understand Rebecca and her belief that love is foolish. However the power of women is diminished by the narrator as she utters to Maxim the she doesn’t “want you to love me, I won't ask impossible things.” The stream of consciousness shows submission to such an extent she is willing to give up love. The reader ultimately has two views of women one who is powerful and one who is willing to show obedience and follows the conventions of the society
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