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Maximilian de Winter Character Analysis. Maximilian de Winter. The wealthy, charismatic, middle-aged owner of Manderley. On the surface, Maxim, or Max, is a calm, dapper man—the very image of the English gentleman. He’s perfectly well aware of his power and charisma, and at times doesn’t hesitate to use these assets to compel those around ...
Maxim's silence, Maxim's moods. The way he never talked about Rebecca. The way he never mentioned her name. The discovery of what really happened makes us change our opinion of Max de Winter ...
Rebecca de Winter: The unseen, deceased title character, who has been dead for less than a year. A famous beauty, and on the surface a devoted wife and perfect hostess, Rebecca was actually unfaithful to her husband Maxim. Her lingering presence overwhelms Manderley, dominating the visitors, the staff and the new Mrs. de Winter.
Maximilian de Winter. The narrator of Rebecca is a young woman who marries a wealthy, middle-aged aristocrat, Maxim de Winter, and goes to live with him at his estate, Manderley. It’s significant that we’re never told the narrator’s real name: to the extent that she has any name at all, it’s Madame de Winter, or, to Maxim, “pet” or ...
The narrator. The narrator of Rebecca is a young woman who marries a wealthy, middle-aged aristocrat, Maxim de Winter, and goes to live with him at his estate, Manderley. It’s significant that we’re never told… read analysis of The narrator.
Rebecca Summary and Analysis of Chapters 5-6. Summary: Over the next few weeks, the narrator spends most of her free time with Maxim, either lunching with him in the dining room or driving with him around Monte Carlo. She realizes that she has fallen in love with him and wishes that there were a way to keep the memory of their time together ...
In Daphne Du Maurier ’s novel Rebecca, the narrator is constantly pitted against the memory of Maxim de Winter ’s dead first wife. Over the course of the narrative, she becomes increasingly insecure and preoccupied with Rebecca, ultimately even concluding that Maxim is still in love with her. The narrator’s obsession becomes so pronounced ...
