Laura Devitt answers “i have started reading this book and i am...”

teena paradkar asked this question about Rebecca:

i have started reading this book and i am on the 154 page of it. its interesting but too narrative. i feel sorry for the girl who got married to mr de winter. she is so dumb and confused. what do u all think about this book. need a simple motivation to go on.

Laura Devitt I don't think she is dumb or confused. I think she is a sweet, gentle person. She is a shy, quiet person. Someone who has no "people", no family, no f…moreI don't think she is dumb or confused. I think she is a sweet, gentle person. She is a shy, quiet person. Someone who has no "people", no family, no friends. She is alone in the world. Someone who is always overlooked, a wallflower. She gets swept up in a world that she doesn't understand and is overwhelming. (less)

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Christine Mathieu I felt the same at times.
Jul 04, 2020 05:09AM · flag

Smiley C I think people often judge the narrator too harshly. I think we'll all feel daunted in her position, and it's natural for such a shy girl to be fright ...more
Oct 03, 2020 02:25AM · flag

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