Themes (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Narrator's unnamed status - significance
Narrator's unnamed status - significance
Symbolises struggle for self-definition in Rebecca's shadow
Rebecca vs new Mrs de Winter characterisation
Rebecca vs new Mrs de Winter characterisation
Confident/sophisticated vs insecure/self-doubting
Mrs Danvers' method of control
Mrs Danvers' method of control
Loyalty to Rebecca & psychological manipulation tactics
Maxim's symbolic role
Maxim's symbolic role
Patriarchal authority in the novel
Narrative technique creating deceit atmosphere
Narrative technique creating deceit atmosphere
Unreliable first-person narrator
Rebecca's destructive deception example
Rebecca's destructive deception example
Falsely tells Maxim she's pregnant
Narrator's job before marriage
Narrator's job before marriage
Paid companion to Mrs Van Hopper
Manderley's symbolic meaning
Manderley's symbolic meaning
Aristocratic privilege & old-money lineage
How Rebecca remains present though dead
How Rebecca remains present though dead
Omnipresent via possessions, rooms & staff memory
Power imbalance in marriage cause
Power imbalance in marriage cause
Age gap & circumstances of union