Rebecca
Through various plot elements and filmic techniques in Alfred Hichcock’s film Rebecca, the final product is established as a fairytale. This final product, however, must first be reached by Hichcock’s use of entwining the "alternative" fairy tale of Rebecca with various other traditional fairy tales in which the viewer is positioned to mock and interpret in a desired fashion. This "fairytale" element is just one of the sub-genres used to emphasize the gothic genre.These traditional fairytales act as sub-plots throughout the course of the film, acting in a way, as a series of steps, each leading a little closer to the end result and the way the audience is positioned towards the end result. The first step that must be overcome for the plot to mature, and the major characters to mature, is a version of the Cinderella myth. Fontaine is established as a child, a simple girl protected by Mrs. Van Hopper, her ungrateful employer. The audience however, subconsciously associates Fontaine with Cinderella and Mrs. Van Hopper with the evil stepmother. Maxim, her handsome prince, rescues Fontaine, they marry, she receives a name, Mrs. De Winters, exaggerating her solitude and her disability to exist without a man. They the run off back to
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Approximate Word count = 1081
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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