I enjoyed the novel Rebecca thoroughly because of its many plot twists, suspense,
universal themes and realistic characters. This novel ties closely with the novel Jane Eyre ,
in theme, plot and characters. My second novel A Room With A View has similar women
characters and themes but has a very dissimilar plot line. All three of the novels are set in
Italy in the early 1900’s. All three authors wrote love stories that included a strong willed
man and an inferior woman.
I found Daphne DuMaurier and Charlotte Bronte’s writing styles similar in many
ways. Rebecca is written in the first person as a memory from the past. The novel begins
by sinking directly into the story, “ Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly
again.”(DuMaurier 5). At no point in the novel does the author get so wrapped up in
description that you loose the story. We learn about the authors characters through their
actions and insight from other characters. A Room With A View, begins by describing a......
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