Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Five qualities narrator lacks (Ch 11)
Five qualities narrator lacks (Ch 11)
Confidence, grace, beauty, intelligence, wit
Who Mrs Danvers says is real Mrs de Winter
Who Mrs Danvers says is real Mrs de Winter
Rebecca (even though she's dead)
Fire motif represents in Rebecca
Fire motif represents in Rebecca
Purification; foreshadows Manderley burning
Letter R burning last symbolizes
Letter R burning last symbolizes
Rebecca's enduring presence/memory at Manderley
Phrase showing narrator's liberation from Rebecca
Phrase showing narrator's liberation from Rebecca
She could not hurt me/would never haunt me again
'You are so much older' implies
'You are so much older' implies
Loss of innocence, not physical ageing
Mrs Danvers uses present tense about Rebecca to show
Mrs Danvers uses present tense about Rebecca to show
Enduring nature of Rebecca's influence at Manderley
Maxim's strong language about cottage reveals
Maxim's strong language about cottage reveals
Painful memories & trauma these places hold for him
Narrator describes herself re: class (Ch 7)
Narrator describes herself re: class (Ch 7)
No great lady, humble, shy, diffident
Four key themes explored via quotations
Four key themes explored via quotations
Identity, power/control, deception/secrets, class divisions