Public Rebecca: Public Vs. Private Rebecca

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Public vs private Rebecca Rebecca was the Hannah Montana of her time. Rebecca lived a double life; she was a totally different person to others. Rebecca is a novel with many twists and turns and it’s very mysterious. Rebecca de Winter was Maxim’s first wife, and she died in a boating accident during a horrible storm. Public Rebecca and private Rebecca are similar because they were both beautiful and beloved by everyone around. However; they were different because of their personalities’ and their feelings towards Maxim. Public Rebecca and private Rebecca were similar because they were both beautiful and beloved by everybody. Everyone that knew Rebecca thought she was the prettiest person to ever walk the planet. She was the beautiful wife of Mr. De Winter, and she was a role model for many. Most people looked up to her and they were in awe of her, mostly because of her looks. People thought that she was perfect and not only beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside. That’s how she put herself towards people outside of …show more content…

Public Rebecca loved him and acted all lovey-dovey towards him and made it seem like they were the perfect couple. But private Rebecca didn’t love him and was just in it for the money and to run Manderly for him. She told him that she would be allowed to have as many affairs as she wanted and that he couldn’t do anything about it. Everything that she did for him was for show. When she got pregnant with Jack Favell’s baby she told Maxim that he didn’t have proof it wasn’t his and he would have to pretend the child was his and raise it. He wasn’t comfortable with that so he took matters into his own hands. "She was not in love with you Favell, or with Mr. de Winter. She was not in love with anyone. She despised all men. She was above all that." (page 346). According to Mrs. Danvers’ she didn’t love any men and she just did it for kicks and for

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