Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier takes place in the form of a flashback. The young, unnamed protagonist goes through old memories describing them with every possible detail. She remains anonymous throughout trying to search for her own identity meeting different people along the way. Each character she describes as a different description making it easier to visualize in the readers head. She shares significant events that affected her greatly throughout her lifetime, some that she will never forget. The novel begins in Monte Carlo where the narrator supposedly meets her “lover,” Maxim. Maxim is an older gentleman who finds something special about the young girl and asks her to marry him. After he proposes, one of the narrator’s first thoughts …show more content…
Rebecca was a fascinating story with various themes to supplement to the idea. The author identified each theme differently so it was easy to differentiate each of them. The themes were on broader scales adding on to the plot of the story. For example, finding your true identity was a part of why the narrator remained anonymous throughout the story. She was meeting different people and trying different things that made her discover who she truly was. Manderley played a big role in the story because of its important history surrounding Rebecca’s death and the certain characters who have devoted their lives to Maxim and Rebecca. Jealousy plays a big role as well the narrator is jealous of Rebecca. Since the narrator is so young and still learning about who she is, she is uncertain why Maxim chose to marry Rebecca and what special qualities he looked for when searching for a woman to marry. The narrator thought that she had to live by Rebecca’s rules and morals. As the story continues, the jealousy ruins Maxim and the narrator’s relationship because the narrator thinks Maxim is comparing her to Rebecca with every action she takes. This ends up taking a wild turn in their relationship but they have a serious discussion and the result is getting rid of Rebecca’s