Social Structure of the 1930's - Daphne Du Maurier
Social Structure of the 1930 's
Daphne Du Maurier uses her own reflections in Rebecca to criticize the social structure of the 1930 's. The settings throughout the book are taken directly from Daphne 's memories as a young child and adult portraying the high social class environment. Important characters and their actions can easily relate back to Daphne 's relationship with certain individuals in her life. The characters everyday routines show Daphne 's social views on the stereotyped British civilian. There are also many significant events in the novel resembling important moments throughout Daphne 's life. Rebecca is, overly, very autobiographical of Daphne Du Maurier 's life.
The elaborate atmosphere displayed throughout Rebecca can closely be related to the surroundings seen throughout Daphne 's life. These characteristics establish the wealthy social class Daphne wanted to portray. As a young child, Daphne stayed at the Milton, which was an exquisite mansion, built for a superior family. The house, called Manderly, described in the novel demonstrates extremely similar features suggesting a relation between the two. Both houses illustrate a massive entrance hall with countless rooms, ran by an authoritative housekeeper. Daphne used more than just use these early memories to create the imaginative setting within Rebecca. She used many attributes from a small town called Menabilly to generate the ambiance of Manderly. Not only are their overall names quite similar, but also the set-up of the two areas. Menabilly was the home of the Rashleigh family, which is just outside Fowey in Cornwall. It 's mansion is hidden from the long driveway with immense forestry toped off with the pathway that leads towards a small cottage beside the sea with two beaches secluded in a small cove. Daphne often visited Menabilly, but only as a trespasser. She undoubtedly cherished this place so much that she ended up living there for many years. Here, she created some of her
Daphne Du Maurier uses her own reflections in Rebecca to criticize the social structure of the 1930 's. The settings throughout the book are taken directly from Daphne 's memories as a young child and adult portraying the high social class environment. Important characters and their actions can easily relate back to Daphne 's relationship with certain individuals in her life. The characters everyday routines show Daphne 's social views on the stereotyped British civilian. There are also many significant events in the novel resembling important moments throughout Daphne 's life. Rebecca is, overly, very autobiographical of Daphne Du Maurier 's life.
The elaborate atmosphere displayed throughout Rebecca can closely be related to the surroundings seen throughout Daphne 's life. These characteristics establish the wealthy social class Daphne wanted to portray. As a young child, Daphne stayed at the Milton, which was an exquisite mansion, built for a superior family. The house, called Manderly, described in the novel demonstrates extremely similar features suggesting a relation between the two. Both houses illustrate a massive entrance hall with countless rooms, ran by an authoritative housekeeper. Daphne used more than just use these early memories to create the imaginative setting within Rebecca. She used many attributes from a small town called Menabilly to generate the ambiance of Manderly. Not only are their overall names quite similar, but also the set-up of the two areas. Menabilly was the home of the Rashleigh family, which is just outside Fowey in Cornwall. It 's mansion is hidden from the long driveway with immense forestry toped off with the pathway that leads towards a small cottage beside the sea with two beaches secluded in a small cove. Daphne often visited Menabilly, but only as a trespasser. She undoubtedly cherished this place so much that she ended up living there for many years. Here, she created some of her
Cited: Cook, Judith, ed. Daphne - A Portrait of Daphne Du Maurier. Great Britain: Bantam Press, 1991. Du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca. 1938. Great Britain: Arrow Books, 1992. "Daphne Du Maurier Book Review." Rev. of Rebecca. Daphne Du Maurier. 2003. Westwind Internet. 8 Nov. 2007 .