What is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier about?

I need to know the central conflict, resolution, and theme of the book.

What is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier about?
About the second wife who is tormented by the legacy of the first wife, Rebecca. It ends with the Manderley (the mansion they live in) being burned to the ground. They speculate as to whether or not Rebecca's death was suicide or not. But you should really just rent the movie that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Thats a good summary.
Reply:Rebecca is about obsessive love and the affect it has on people.


Max is initially captivated by Rebecca but as her true character is revealed he grows to hate her. The housekeeper Mrs. Danvers is also obssessed with her and considers Manderlay as a shrine dedicated to her.


The central conflict is the struggle between the ghost of Rebecca and those whose lives she affected and is still controlling even from beyond. It is their struggle to free themselves.


The resolution is the revelation that Max murdered Rebecca. Each of the characters can now move forward even though it may not be in a positive direction.





"Maxim: You thought I loved Rebecca? You thought that? I hated her! Oh, I was carried away by her - enchanted by her, as everyone was. And when I was married, I was told that I was the luckiest man in the world. She was so lovely - so accomplished - so amusing. 'She's got the three things that really matter in a wife,' everyone said: 'breeding, brains, and beauty.' And I believed them - completely. But I never had a moment's happiness with her. She was incapable of love, or tenderness, or decency. "
Reply:This is a deeply thought provoking book. You really should read it then DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!