Themes (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does the narrator's unnamed status symbolise in the novel?
What does the narrator's unnamed status symbolise in the novel?
Her struggle for self-definition
How is Rebecca characterised in contrast to the new Mrs de Winter?
How is Rebecca characterised in contrast to the new Mrs de Winter?
Confident & sophisticated vs insecure
How does Mrs Danvers use her loyalty to Rebecca?
How does Mrs Danvers use her loyalty to Rebecca?
As a strategy to exert control
What does Maxim represent within the novel's power structure?
What does Maxim represent within the novel's power structure?
Patriarchal authority
What narrative technique establishes an atmosphere of deceit from the outset?
What narrative technique establishes an atmosphere of deceit from the outset?
The unreliable first-person narrator
How does Rebecca demonstrate the destructive potential of deception?
How does Rebecca demonstrate the destructive potential of deception?
She deceives Maxim about being pregnant
What is the narrator's initial social position before marriage?
What is the narrator's initial social position before marriage?
Paid companion to Mrs Van Hopper
What does Manderley symbolise in the novel?
What does Manderley symbolise in the novel?
Aristocratic privilege
How does Mrs Danvers perpetuate Rebecca's memory?
How does Mrs Danvers perpetuate Rebecca's memory?
As an idealised figure
What effect does the revelation of Rebecca's secrets have on the narrator?
What effect does the revelation of Rebecca's secrets have on the narrator?
Transforms her self-perception