Wednesday, April 29, 2015

notes for discussion 3

1. Why do you think Mrs. Danvers has a strange adoration towards Rebecca?

  • She was the first one, so there is maybe deep connection between them.
  • She was great and special to everyone
  • Danvers liked Rebecca taking charge
  • She was popular amongst Manderley.
2.) Who do you think the man was that Mrs. Danvers had over? 
  • Her cousin
  • He called Mrs. Danvers "Danny", like how Rebecca did. 
3.) Do you think the main character's insecurity has improved at all? 
  • No, but instead it got worse. 
  • She freaks out about the smallest things, like the cupid.
  • She makes progress and then falls back, like when she feels that she needs to be superior to feel in place
  • She is rude to Frank to try to be superior
4.) Have people been judging her as harshly as she thinks? Or is it all in her head? 
  • No, it's mostly in her head. 
  • People are obviously judging her, but not as harshly as she thinks. 
5.) What is the significance of Rebeccas old boathouse?  
  • It's closed off and dusty, so maybe it's Maxims way of trapping in the past and let them settle and go away. 
  • It's weird that she went boating at night
  • something may have happened to Maxim and Rebecca that made her stay out there alone. 
6.) Why does Ben stay in Rebeccas old boathouse? What is his significant? 
  • He's not biased, so he could tell the main character more about the past than Maxim will because Maxim doesn't want to tell her. 
  • He stays because he steals resources from there.
  • He knows something they don't, and maybe the people of Manderley treated him badly. 
  • He doesn't want to go back to the asylum, so the boathouse is a safe spot for him because he's homeless. 

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