Rebecca chapter 10-13

'the glaring Rhododendrons, luscious and over-proud.'

CHAPTER 10

comment on Rebeccas character

themes of insecurity.

'he had the small slit eyes of an idiot, and the red, wet mouth.'

CHAPTER 10

introduction to Ben makes the reader inclined not to trust his judgement

themes of secrecy and lies.

'It was damp in the cottage, damp and chill. Dark and oppressive.'

CHAPTER 10

Foreshadowing the events that are revealed which occur within the cottage

themes of foreboding.

'She's gone in the sea, aint she?'

'she won't come back no more?'

CHAPTER 10

suggests the fear she provoked in others

themes of secrecy and lies.

'I never go near the bloody place, or that ********ed cottage.'

CHAPTER 10

suggests Maxim has something to fear the cottage for

themes of secrecy and lies.

'his eyes questioned me, dark and uncertain, the eyes of a child in pain, a child in fear.'

CHAPTER 10

a switch in ages between the two characters

themes of age.

'The smile was my reward. Like a pat on the head to Jasper.'

CHAPTER 10

self deprecating

themes of insecurity.

'Somewhere, at the back of my mind, there was a frightened furtive seed of curiosity that grew slowly and stealthily.'

CHAPTER 11

image of her obsession with Manderley's secrets growing

themes of obsession.

'he did not seem to mind, while I was sat in a sweat of uncertainty.'

CHAPTER 11

shows Maxim's professionalism when it comes to lying

themes of secrecy and lies.

'a sentence I read in every eye, on every tongue- 'She's so different from Rebecca.'

CHAPTER 11

anxious of other people and their opinions

themes of insecurity.

'it was as though I had taken a purge and rid myself on an intolerable pain.'

CHAPTER 11

Rebecca affects her like a drug

themes of insecurity.

'She often went out alone like that. She would come back any time of the night, and sleep at the cottage on the beach.'

CHAPTER 11

showing that she was not the perfect wife

themes of secrecy and lies.

'no, she was not nervous of anything.'

CHAPTER 11

Rebeccas nature opposes to the Narrators

themes of comparison.

'it always reminds me if the path in the forrest in a Grimm's fairy tale, where the prince gets lost, you know. Its always longer than one expects, and the trees are so dark, and close.'

CHAPTER 11

Bluebeard? Analysis of Rebecca, symbolising her ability for getting into peoples minds and fears

themes of deception.

'I've seen him through many...moods.'

CHAPTER 11

Maxim's two sided personality

themes of deception.

'And its up to you, you know, to lead us away from it. Not to take us back there again.'

CHAPTER 11

The whole of Manderley wants to run away from the past

themes of secrecy and lies.

'We were out of the dark wooded drive and into the light again. The rhododendrons were upon us, Their hour would soon be over. Already they looked a little overblown, a little faded.'

CHAPTER 11

Rebeccas influence was fading every time the narrator discovers more about her

themes of influential female characters.

'Theirs was a brief beauty. Not lasting very long.'

CHAPTER 11

Rebecca was shallow so it was only her beauty that allowed her to lead that kind of lifestyle

themes of appearances.

'yes, I suppose she was the most beautiful creature I ever saw in my life.'

CHAPTER 11

Rebecca is being dehumanised, even when being complimented. The narrator is so self-deprecating, we can't rely on her perspective

themes of self deprecation.

'Mrs Danvers knew the colour of her eyes, her smile, the texture of her hair.'

CHAPTER 12

implies that the narrators obsession with Rebecca is similar to that of Mrs Danvers

themes of obsession.

'like a guilty child'

CHAPTER 12

continuing the image of her as a child

themes of age.

'If you wear that grubby skirt-'

CHAPTER 12

Maxim does not help the narrators insecurity

themes of an imbalance of power.

'But you don't make an effort to conquer it.'

CHAPTER 12

Maxim does not make an effort to understand the narrators personality

themes of an imbalance of power.

'you knew I was dull and quiet and inexperienced, so that there would never be any gossip about me.'

CHAPTER 12

the narrator being self deprecating again

themes of self deprecation.

'His face was dar and queer, and his voice was rough, not his voice at all.'

CHAPTER 12

referencing Maxims other 'moods'

themes of appearances.

'I wonder if I did a very selfish thing in marrying you.'

CHAPTER 12

Maxim seems to become more reflective in his bad moods

themes of age.

'You are my father and my brother and my son. All those things.'

CHAPTER 12

A twisted way to see your husband

themes of insecurity.

'Just like old people, married for years and years.'

CHAPTER 12

she craves what the audience would see as boring

themes of insecurity.

'He is thinking about Rebecca, I said to myself.'

CHAPTER 12

she doubts Maxim even when he has not done anything wrong

themes of insecurity.

'like a schoolboys nails.'

CHAPTER 12

again referencing to herself as below Maxim

themes of an imbalance of power.

'I felt exactly as though it were to be a final parting and I should never see him again. There would be na accident of course.'

CHAPTER 13

showing her fantasist and needy nature

themes of insecurity.

'The pain had gone. It was like coming ashore ashore after a channel crossing.'

CHAPTER 13

her anxiety has a physical effect on her

themes of insecurity.

'I crept into the dining-room through the long window and stole some biscuits from the sideboard.'

CHAPTER 13

she feels like an interloper in her own home

themes of insecurity.

'And now this lightness of heart, this spring in my step, this childish feeling that I wanted to run across the lawn, and roll down the bank.'

CHAPTER 13

shows Maxims negative and suffocating influence over her and when she is alone she refers back to a child like state

themes of age.

'Now I could relax, none of these things mattered. Maxim was in London. How lovely it was to be alone again. No, I did not mean that. it was disloyal, wicked.'

CHAPTER 13

There are clear doubts within the relationship and she is trying to convince herself otherwise

themes of foreboding.

'Maxim was my life and my world.'

CHAPTER 13

Obsessive

themes of obsession.

'Perhaps it had been a French boat'

CHAPTER 13

symbolic for Rebeccas promiscuous nature and the French's stereotype

themes of influential female characters.

''Je Reviens'-I come back.'

CHAPTER 13

Rebecca is spiritually coming back to Manderley

themes of the paranormal.

'I never told no one. I don't want to be put to the asylum.'

CHAPTER 13

the introduction of Rebecca's darker side

themes of foreboding.

'You've got angels eyes,'

CHAPTER 13

comparison to Rebecca

themes of comparison.

'You're not like the other one/Tall and dark she was/She gave you the feeling of a snake.'

CHAPTER 13

Symbolic for snakes symbolising evil

themes of foreboding.

'If I catch you looking at me through the windows here I'll have you put to the asylum.'

CHAPTER 13

Suggesting secrets

themes of secrecy and lies.

'It was as though someone waited down there, in the little garden where the nettles grew. Someone who watched and listened.'

CHAPTER 13

supernatural image and symbolism of the nettles

themes of the paranormal.

'no sense or beauty in this undergrowth/bring light to the path/naked eucalyptus tree stifled by brambles looked like the white bleached limb of a skeleton/choked/trickling silently/It was quiet in a different way.'

CHAPTER 13

gothic and sexual imagery

themes of the paranormal.

'Odd that it should occur on the only day Maxim was from home.'

CHAPTER 13

a foreboding line

themes of foreboding.

'I might have been the burglar and he the master of the house.'

CHAPTER 13

self deprecating

themes of insecurity.

'It was queer, to hear Maxim talked of as Max. No one called him that.'

CHAPTER 13

associated with Rebecca

themes of foreboding.

'I did not like his laugh. There was something offensive about it.'

CHAPTER 13

Jack's first introduction is one of over familiarity

themes of appearances.

'Much faster than anything poor old Max ever has.'

CHAPTER 13

sexual jealousy

themes of sexual imagery.

'in his amused way with those familiar, unpleasant blue eyes. I felt like a barmaid.'

CHAPTER 13

sexually suggestive by nature

themes of sexual imagery.

'He doesn't exactly approve of me, I'm afraid'

CHAPTER 13

introduction to their rivalry

themes of sexual imagery.