Rebecca Novel Daphne du Maurier What tone does the setting create for the story?

b. What elements or writing techniques does the author use to create the tone?

3. Click here and watch the film from about 1:35 to 3:20. This is the opening of a film adaptation of your novel that won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1941. What elements does the director use to bring the novel to life? Are they effective? Explain.

Chapter Two

a. Describe the narrator’s present life?

b. Would you like this life? Explain.

Describe the young girl the narrator once was.

Who is Max de Winter?

Chapter Three

Describe Edythe Van Hopper?

What feelings does the narrator wrestle with?

Chapter Four

Writing technique: How do the descriptions of the drive and the scents of Manderlay add to the story?

Chapter Five

Diction: Why does the narrator find “underhand” to be appropriate?

a. How does the narrator describe herself?

b. What does she wish to be like?

Why is using “Maxim” both a joy and a barb?

Chapter Six

How does Maxim respond to Edythe Van Hopper’s plans to leave for New York?

How does Mrs. Van Hopper react to the sudden rearrangements?

What has Maxim left unsaid thus far?

Watch a clip from the 1940 classic film of Rebecca to glimpse one interpretation of Edythe Van Hopper. What is your evaluation of this performance? Explain.

Reflection: Answer the following questions after finishing Chapter 6 of the novel.

Do you like the protagonist, our ingenue? Explain.

What do you think will follow for our protagonist? How will she change?