of the finest Gothic romance of the 20th century. It was first published in 1938, and

became immediate best seller. Alfred Hitchcock gave it a yet wider audience when he

made it into a memorable motion picture. Starring Laurence Oliver as Maxim de Winter

and Joan Fontaine as Mrs. de Winter, the black and white version of the movie, was based

on the book. The book and the movie are not very much alike, in fact, they are in several

ways different. Nonetheless, most of the movie followed the book closely, however, many

important scenes from the book were not presented in the movie version. Moreover, some

details that made the book very interesting to read, were absent in the movie. Therefore,

the book was more interesting and enjoyable due to its detailed Gothic settings and the

suspense that made reader part of it.

The book is about a young, shy girl who worked as a "paid companion" for a

wealthy woman, Mrs. Van Hopper. On their trip to Monte Carlo the narrator met Maxim

de Winter, one of the wealthiest people in England. Maxim's late wife, Rebecca was said

to be drowned in the sea while sailing. Thus

mention Maxim's old grandmother as it is in the book. Furthermore, many details that

committed suicide. They did, because Rebecca's doctor had records that she was

the narrator is shown as a shy young girl with low self esteem throughout the movie

happen in different order than in the novel. The part where the narrator mentions her

well that even motion picture could do it hardly as good. The description of the Gothic style

difference is that duMaurier tells the reader about the apology note that the narrator

taking the place of her. Consequently, she tried to get rid of the narrator. Rebecca's

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