

Danvers, hates the narrator and always says how well Rebecca did things and how beautiful she was. Maxim is a widower because his first wife, Rebecca, drowned in the sea. She accepts and she quits her job and goes with Maxim to his house in England, called Manderley. Just before the narrator leaves Monaco, Maxim proposes to her. Van Hopper gets the flu the narrator spends a few days alone with Mr. The narrator is in Monaco as a companion of Mrs.Van Hopper. The narrator sits in a hotelroom on an Mediterranean island and thinks of all the horrible things that have happened in the past. Only at the end you find out what had really happened. I really enjoyed reading it and it was exciting till the end. I liked the book, because it was very exciting. At the beginning of the story it takes place in Monaco and it ends in a hotel on a Mediterranean island. The clothes that are described are a bit old-fashioned as well.įor the biggest part the story takes place at Manderly. The book was first published in 1936 and it isn't a science fiction story so it must have taken place earlier. The story probably took place in the past. He is Rebecca's cousin and a real mean person.Ī boy who isn't quit normal. He is responsible for the farms, the woods and streams which belong to Manderley. Van Hopper is not a pleasant woman, she only loves to meet people who are rich and famous.

The narrator worked for her as a companion when she met Mr. She is the housekeeper who still adores Rebecca and that's the reason she hates the narrator She is a very thin and tall woman and very tricky. Most people think she was very beautiful and perfect, but in fact she was a bitch. When the story starts she's already dead. He's the narrator's husband and the owner of Manderley. At the beginning of the story he's very kind but later on he gets a little grumpy, because of the things that happen to him. He is a man of 40 years old, good looking and very rich. She's 21 years old and a very kind person. The narrator is a bit shy and insecure about herself. This character is called "the narrator", because otherwise it would be confusing because there are two Mrs.
