Rebecca
A person's first name defines who they are, setting them apart from everyone else. While people grow physically, spiritually, and emotionally their first name is the one characteristic that never changes as they search for their true inner self. In Rebecca by Daphine Du Maurier, neither the first name nor the family name of the heroine is ever revealed. The only name that is ever associated with the heroine is her post marriage name of Mrs. de Winters. This absence of a name symbolizes the heroine's uncertain identity.
The heroine is constantly questioning herself and does not know who she truly is. The reason that the heroine cannot allow herself to feel comfortable in her new name is because she is not the first Mrs. de Winters. The heroine's husband Maxim, was married to Rebecca de Winters who recently died, but still has a huge presence over Manderley. The heroine has no enjoyment in her inner self because she is eclipsed by the memory of her predecessor and constantly......
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