Rebecca is a traditional gothic novel written by Daphne DuMaurier. Daphne DuMaurier was born in London, England in 1907, and later died in 1989. Her novel Rebecca, was published in 1938, and was soon after made into a movie by Alfred Hitchcock. DuMaurier uses the basic plot conventions in her novel Rebecca. These plot conventions consist of exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. DuMaurier utilizes all of the basic plot conventions listed above in the …showed first 75 words of 2218 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2218 total…love her and she lost that along with Manderley. In conclusion, Rebecca, written by Daphne DuMaurier used the basic plot conventions. The plot conventions consisted of exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It was thorough in every aspect of the plot. DuMaurier utilized all of the basic plot conventions listed above in the development of both suspense and characters in her novel, Rebecca. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** DuMaurier, Daphne. Rebecca. New York: Avon books,1971