Rebecca Daphne du Maurier Chapter 8

Identify the key themes present in Chapter 8 of Rebecca.

• Romance

• Tension and unease

• Elegance and class

• Cheese

Summarize the plot development in Chapter 8

• Chapter 8 focuses on the protagonist's relationship with Mrs. Danvers

• Chapter 8 is mainly about the protagonist's happy and carefree new life at Manderley

• In Chapter 8 of Rebecca, the protagonist discovers that Rebecca is still alive and living in the attic

• The plot in Chapter 8 of Rebecca revolves around the protagonist's growing unease and suspicion towards Mrs. Danvers and her obsession with the deceased Rebecca.

What is the significance of the morning room?

• It shows how easily the narrator gets lost

• It illustrates that Manderley is fading

• It shows how Rebecca was a perfect mistress of Manderley

• It clarifies how capable the narrator is at running a house

Discuss the character dynamics between the narrator and Rebecca.

• The narrator sees her as friendly and supportive

• Tense and complex - the narrator is feeling intimidated and overpowered

• Rebeccas feels affection for the narrator

• They have a distant or indifferent relationship

What is the significance of Manderley?

• A modern setting, it has no impact on the mood or atmosphere of the story

• The setting is in a distant country and has no relevance to the plot

• Manderley represents the American Dream of hope and making a fortune

• It adds to the atmosphere and tension of the plot, as well as revealing more about the characters and their relationships.

What are the correct uses of symbolism in Chapter 8 of Rebecca?

• Manderley estate represents power

• The flowers in Chapter 8 of Rebecca represent danger and beauty

• The sea in Chapter 8 of Rebecca represents happiness

• The Manderley estate represents fear

What tone is created overall in Chapter 8?

• suspense, mystery, and tension

• action, excitement, and adventure

• calm, tranquility, and contentment

• humor, light-heartedness, and joy

The narrator feels like a ________ to life at Manderley

As she writes, she thinks that she is an “i______t pupil taught in a second-rate school.”

Mrs Danvers thinks that the narrator is

• silly
• old
• fancy
• foolish
• charismatic