Rebecca

The second Mrs. de Winter narrarates the story in the form of a flashback. In her younger years, she served as a companion to as woman named Mrs. Van Hopper. During her stay at Monte Carlo, Mrs. Van Hopper introduces there narrarator to Maxim de Winter. At tea, he seems quite rude and indifferent, but he alter apologizes to the narrator. When Mrs. Van Hopper falls ill, the narrator begins frequently seeing Maxim for lunch. When questioned about her absence, the narrator lies and says that she is taking tennis lessons. On one of their dates, Maxim drives out to a cliff somewhere in the country. There it seems as if something from his past is troubleing him. The narrarator notices a poetry book that was given to Maxim from Rebecca. When he sees that she fancies the book, he gives it to her. The narrarator feels a lot

of self-doubt in regards to her relationship with Maxim. She has fallen madly