Rebecca: Flashbacks 2 key examples

Chapter 14
Explanation and Analysis—Living Play:

The young narrator's curiosity gets the better of her in Chapter 14, and she sneaks into Rebecca's old bedroom. As the older narrator describes the spooky room she recalls seeing, she uses a metaphor to introduce a flashback:

The daylight gave an even greater air of reality to the room. When the shutter was closed and it had been lit by electricity the room had more the appearance of a setting on the stage. The scene set between performances. The curtain having fallen for the night, the evening over, and the first act set for tomorrow’s matinée. But the daylight made the room vivid and alive.

Chapter 22
Explanation and Analysis—No, Maxim. No.:

In Chapter 22, the narrator listens to Maxim testify about Rebecca's death. She slips into a stream of consciousness that underscores her narration's status as a flashback:

No, Maxim. No. You will put his back up. You heard what Frank said. You must not put his back up. Not that voice. Not that angry voice, Maxim. He won’t understand. Please, darling, please. Oh, God, don’t let Maxim lose his temper. Don’t let him lose his temper.

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