Dorothy Bonett answers “Does anyone else have a negative...”

Ellen Killian asked this question about Rebecca:

Does anyone else have a negative impression of Maxim? I would like to discuss the idea that Maxim is as much of a psychopath as is Rebecca and that we only have his version of events and characters. Rebecca cannot defend herself

Dorothy Bonett Umm, Ben, Frank, and Mrs. Danvers herself all described the same person Maxim described. It's not only his version.…moreUmm, Ben, Frank, and Mrs. Danvers herself all described the same person Maxim described. It's not only his version.(less)

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Ra Da But they are all told through the filter of Mrs de Winter, who is demonstrably an unreliable narrator. She is manipulating their testimony to fit her ...more
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