is with the bishop’s wife and she comments on how beautiful Rebecca was in her lovely white dress. When the narrator and Maxim are walking and Jasper goes off towards the cove, Maxim becomes upset and Mrs. De Winter wonders why. Later in the story the reason for Maxim’s dislike is revealed. Another example is before the fancy dress ball. The narrator tells Frank and Maxim that when they see her in her costume they “will both get the shock of (their) lives.” When they see her in her costume, it completely shocks them. This foreshadowing is subtle and flows natural throughout the story.On the other hand, Ms. du Maurier uses countless examples of imagery in Rebecca. The imagery is practically endless. The reader can completely visualize the scenery, down to the leaves on the trees, but it is meaningless. In the first chapter, she uses three pages to describe the outside of Manderley and the driveway that leads to it. Ms. du Maurier completely describes Rebecca’s bedroom, yet the reader may still have a difficult time visualizing the room because there are too many details and it leaves nothing up to the reader’s imagination. Only some of this information is important to the story line; the rest is merely nonsense and leaves the reader confused and bored. The reader truly does not need to know exactly how the rooms inside Manderley look, or how the road and the scenery looked to the narrator when she and Maxim were driving in Monte Carlo, or exactly how the gardens look at Manderley. These details are completely irrelevant to the story line and they just cause the reader to become distracted from the plot. This can also cause the reader to lose interest in completing the novel, which is something Ms. du Maurier did not want to happen.In conclusion, Rebecca is a typical, romantic suspense novel. It contains strengths and weaknesses. Some of these include wonderful characterization and excellent f...
