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As a young woman, Rebecca marries the charismatic aristocrat Maxim de Winter by fooling him into believing that she is a kind, virtuous woman. After marriage, however, Rebecca shows her true colors, having affairs, mocking the servants, and bringing dishonor to the de Winter family name.
So she becomes a paid companion to a snobby American, Mrs. Van Hopper. In Monte Carlo, with Mrs. Van Hopper, she meets the dashing and wealthy Maxim de Winter and his dark past. A few flirts later, and she's the lady of Manderley.
Danvers tells the narrator, “you’re never going to get the better of her,” and adds, “She’s the real Mrs. de Winter.” It’s disturbing how Danvers refers to Rebecca as if she is still alive and in a struggle with the narrator.
Danvers explains that she’s been at Manderley ever since the first Mrs. de Winter was married. As Danvers speaks of Mrs. de Winter, the narrator notes that she seems exhilarated and excited for the first time.
Indeed, perhaps she does not want to resist her: Mrs. Danvers tells her what she herself already believes to be true--indeed, what she has just finished telling to Frank Crawley: that "Mr. de Winter is not happy," and that he will never forget Rebecca.
Sep 24, 2024 · A shy, awkward young woman, she is in Monte-Carlo, working for an elderly socialite, when she meets Maximilian (Maxim) de Winter. He is a wealthy widower whose wife, Rebecca, drowned in a sailboat accident.
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The chief sources of information about Rebecca – Mrs. Danvers, Maxim, and Favell – are extremely unreliable and maybe even insane. Ben offers some persuasive testimony about her, but Ben's grasp on reality and his motivations are questionable.
