Daphne du Maurier, the author of the book I read, Rebecca, is a very talented author. She has written many other books, two of which have become movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Rebecca, The Birds). Her books have intricate plots, multi-layered meanings and advanced syntax, and Rebecca is not exception. Despite the litany of literary elements that one could choose, I think imagery is the most visible and outstanding in the book.
Rebecca has some of the most vivid imagery I have ever seen in a book. As an example, Mrs. Danvers (the housekeeper) is extremely loyal to the late Rebecca de Winter. When Mrs. de Winter the second arrives, she feels somewhat like a child who lost her mother. She thinks that the new lady in the house is trying to replace Rebecca, and as a result feels alot of animosity towards Mrs. de Winter the second. Imagery is interlaced throughout the story, and it drives the reader to continue, and makes the book what it really is today.
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