Daphne Dumaurier: A Literary Analysis

Cornish author and playwright, Daphne DuMaurier wrote and published one of the most critically acclaimed gothic romance fictional work, namely Rebecca in 1938. The literature classic received quite a jubilant reaction from the public, and thus the novella was a jaunty success among female readers. Nevertheless, criticisms arise among the society due to works’ indisputable disparity to another novella whom has exhibited a tendency towards gothic romance that precedes back to 100 years prior; Charlotte Brontë ‘s “Jane Eyre”. Against all odds, both works has contrasting and differing element from its’ narrative and writing styles. With Rebecca being known as the Jane Eyre of the 20th Century, and vice versa, avoiding uproar among the public was inevitable. Nevertheless, both of these classic literary works has transcended over time. It has ranged far beyond the comparisons and contradictions of its’ heroines and scenarios.
The fictional written chronic works of both Jane Eyre …show more content…
I shall have done so by mainly featuring the roles of both of the heroines eerie past and the discovery of their identity, the mysterious cryptic woman present in each novellas whom have served as a perpetual antagonist, peculiar housekeepers, bizarre familial affiliations and scorching mansions.
I have hoped to enable myself into making conclusions regarding the similarities between both novels, in relation with the fact that both literary works are gothic fiction and female romance.

In order to address and enable one’s self to delve more into the similarities between Jane Eyre and Rebecca, one must familiarize one’s self into the elements that composes the gothic romance genre. Solely, known as a nightmare-like literary genre, these gothic romanced novellas have enraptured the audience by seizing the essence and true meaning regarding the genre of