Rebecca Characters: Complete Analysis
Rebecca features complex characters representing different aspects of society, each embodying themes of the novel.
The narrator (never named) is the young, insecure second wife. Maxim de Winter is the brooding aristocrat haunted by his first marriage. Rebecca is dead but dominates the story—beautiful, accomplished, perfect. Mrs. Danvers is the creepy housekeeper who was devoted to Rebecca and hates the new wife. Jack Favell was Rebecca's cousin and lover.