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| Discussion: Daphne Dumaurier i have two days to either read the 380 pages of Rebecca or find out what happens and have somewhat of an understanding of the book. If anyone wants to post ANYTHING that could possibly help, i would very greatly appreciate it!-thanks a bunch...*ricky >>By ricky "needy" I have to find a motif in the novel Jamaica Inn, can anyone help? >>By help why is Max DeWIntwe willling ot risk everything that is important to him because of his love for Manderly? >>By help as soon as possible I heard that DuMaurier wrote the original "The Birds". Is that true? Can I read it by that title? >>By curious What the heck is the name of the narrator of "Rebecca"? Maxim told her she had a "lovely and unusual name". Is DuMaurier just trying to make us crazy? >>By none Go to sparkenotes.com and that will give you everything you need to know to pretend like you read it. He wasn't willing to give anything for manderley. He did't want to be humiliated by a divorce court and the believeable stories that Rebecca would make up. THe birds was a gay story. Not having a name is supposed to show her insignifigance. If you didn't have a name you would be unimportant and that was DuMarier's point. The book was not as great as everyone makes it out to be. It was boring. Any more questions? I can probably answer them. >>By unimpressed The Narrator had no name. It was never given. Have Fun >>By nameless You should really read "Rebecca." It is a great book! >>By no name Rebecca was an Ok book. Her name was symbolic of her insignificance. When DuMaurier referred to the narrarator, she called her Daphne, but throughout the books she was nameless.The birds WAS a gay story. Read the book. (Thanks for telling about sparknotes.com--it saved my life :) >>By who cares shes a good writer....if you havent read Rebecca - then u need to get off your lazy bum and read it, its unpredictable. Jamaica Inn isn't as suspensefull as Rebecca in my opinion - but its still a good mystery in the end. The only thing i could find in common with them is the sea - and how ships (the destruction of ships) plays a major role in her plot. The sea takes on a metaphor of something consuming the lives of the characters. In Rebecca it was the fate of his wife (im not gonna say the details - its just too good to ruin for those of u who havent read) and in Jamaica Inn it ultimately leads to the doom of her uncle as a result of greed and obsession with the rush of the waves. Its almost as if the lull of the ocean takes on a body of its own and determines its own outcome. >>By doesnt matter Thanks Guys! You told me some needed info about a book, (Rebecca) that I just didn't have the time to read~!!! >>By Linz* i need a summary of the book because i havn't read it and need to read it in like 4 days, chances! help >>By tamsyn the book rebecca was good...or at least i thought so but if you're in such a hurry why don't you just rent the movie? >>By missscarlett I *love* Daphne DuMaurier. I don't know why anyone wouldn't read her books, especially Rebecca. Even if they're assigned reading, I don't think people should wait until the last minute. >>By Duckie I read Rebecca a long time ago, I could not put it down, and I don't read often,,,I read the sequel to it Mrs. deWinter, which was written by Susan Hill, it just wasn't the same..In fact it sucked really bad. >>By Isobel You are not logged in. To access all functionality, you can log in via Flork. Flork is a worldwide community of people who are interested in music, movies and books. As a Flork-User, you can participate in this and other discussions, meet new people and exchange messages with other members directly: www.flork.com |