[ SECRET POST #6954 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6954 ⌋

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[greghousesgf]

what drove me nuts was his CONSTANTLY calling her "fool" and "idiot" to her face, and he was supposedly in love with her? was this considered normal in 1940?

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't seen the 1940 version, but I think it's in the book? And because old timey sexism made that seem less assholish back then.

For a more sympathetic take, I consider this: that Max very obviously (once you understand about Rebecca and what she was like) went for the other end of the spectrum and married a much younger woman who was far more naive, innocent and gentle. She's a safe choice, and will likely never have the kind of power over a man (like himself) than Rebecca had because of her beauty and self-confidence. But he does seem to love his young wife, yet there's a lot of self-loathing he feels about his relationships and choices because of his disaster of a first marriage. So he ends up targeting and naming the things about his second wife that he loves, but has conflicted feelings about since they're reactions to Rebecca. I think the "fool" and "idiot" are also about himself, and his fear about marrying again and making another mistake.