Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

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Discussion Posts: Rebecca Post Category
Discussion Period: October 25 – October 31, 2008

Discussion Questions:

  1. Upon reading this chapter 1, what do you think happened to Manderley? Why? Find a quote in this chapter to support your conclusion.
  2. Why does the heroine remain nameless? Is this namelessness symbolic?
  3. Is Rebecca a ghost story? Why or why not?
  4. Describe Beatrice.
  5. Is justice served at the end of the novel? Why or why not?
  6. Analyze the heroine’s marriage to Maxim. How does their relationship develop during the course of the novel?
  7. If you could change anything in the book what would you change?