Rebecca Lecture with Dr. Margaret Mitchell

Join us in person or virtually on Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/auy-qpkm-bqs)
 as Dr. Margaret Mitchell virtually presents on Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.  

“Who is the Second Mrs. De Winter?” 

The famously nameless narrator of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca insists that she is awkward, plain, shy, and girlish, hopelessly overshadowed by her lovely and sophisticated predecessor. But can we trust her? Or is she as wrong about herself as she is about Rebecca? And if so, then who is she, really? Perhaps when Maxim suggests that she dress up as Alice in Wonderland, he has stumbled upon the key to her character. This talk will explore the possibility that the narrator’s vivid imagination tests the limits of empathy.

Dr. Margaret Mitchell teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of West Georgia. She has published articles in a number of academic journals and anthologies; her essay on Daphne du Maurier’s fiction appeared in Women: A Cultural Review. She also publishes fiction as Maggie Mitchell. She is the author of the novel Pretty Is, which The New York Times called “a stunning, multi-layered debut.” Her short fiction and essays have appeared in The South Carolina Review, New Ohio Review and elsewhere. She lives in Atlanta.