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Rebecca From A Feminist Standpoint Application Essay

Most people who knew Rebecca knew that she was beautiful, charming, and wealthy. Most people did not know her feelings of self-loathing, anger, and wishing for death. Maxim de Winter accommodates her by supplying her a decadent lifestyle, by catering to her every whim, even by murdering her -- she tempts and pushes him to fulfill her wishes: to end her life. She has terminal cancer and numerous affairs. Mrs. Danvers honors and accommodates Rebecca with convergence with every breath; she accommodates the second Mrs. de Winter with divergence between her and Rebecca. Mrs. de...

The only action taken that does not accommodate Rebecca and is severely divergent, is the burning of the mansion, Manderley, and the de Winters fleeing after the fire. As for the future communication behaviors of the de Winters, the communication behaviors will cease, in regards to Rebecca. They will neither speak of her nor reside at Manderley anymore.
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du Maurier, D. (1938) Rebecca. Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, New York.

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