The Image of the Estate and its Significance in Daphne du Maurier's Novel "Rebecca"
The image of the estate in du Maurier's "Rebecca” is crucial and it is revealed with the help of descriptive elements and their correlation. The major descriptive elements are "smells of the estate” and "nature of the estate”. The characters' different attitude towards it only emphasizes the fact that Manderley is a symbol of the lost greatness the British aristocratic estate life once had. This symbol is still necessary for Englishmen to appreciate their national identity.