Greg answers “Do you think Mrs. Danvers was in love with...”

Leanna asked this question about Rebecca:

Do you think Mrs. Danvers was in love with Rebecca?

Greg Gonzalez I ABSOLUTELY think she was in love with Rebecca! This was probably the closest you could get to a lesbian story line in literature at this time. It's …moreI ABSOLUTELY think she was in love with Rebecca! This was probably the closest you could get to a lesbian story line in literature at this time. It's just a shame that it falls into the usual trope of the only LGBT character being villainous. But, yes, to me it was obvious when Favell thought that Mrs. Danvers would back him up to say that Rebecca loved him and Mrs. Danvers just laughed and said that Rebecca made fun of all men.(less)

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