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1、在曼陀丽,石南花“美得反常,大的出奇”[1](P70),“红的像鲜血”[1](P69)“茂盛得难以置信”[1](P70)。曼陀丽的美景是吕蓓卡一手布置的,这些令“我”恐惧的石南花当然也是她的杰作。吕蓓卡对这些略带血腥的石南花有着特别的偏爱,也正是因此,石南花成了吕蓓卡的象征。如曼陀丽的石南花一样,吕蓓卡美貌出众、举止高贵、精明能干、精力充沛、深得人心。InManderley,rhododendronsare“beautiful,unusualandsurprisinglylarge”[1](P70)“redasblood”[1](P69)“incrediblelush”[1](P70).The
2、layoutofManderleyisdesignedbyRebeccahandedly,andtheseflowersthatmakemefearof,ofcourse,ishermasterpiece.Rebeccahasaspeciallovefortheseslightlybloodyrhododendrons;asaresult,rhododendronsbecomeasymbolofRebecca.LiketheseflowersinManderley,sheisoutstandinginbeauty,andhermannersarenoble.Besides,sheissmart
3、,energeticandwontheheartsofeverybodyinManderley.在小说的伊始,“我”就在梦中提到了石南花。“石南花竟高达一百五十码,它们与羊齿绞曲缠绕在一起,还和一大簇无名的灌木胡乱交配。”[1](P2)。石南花成了“我”噩梦中对曼陀丽那些诡异的植物、景色描写不可或缺的一个部分,这和“我”的经历是分不开的。“我”初到曼陀丽,就被“红得像鲜血”的石南花“着实吓了一跳”。Inthebeginningofthenovel,Irefertotherhododendronsinmydream.“Therhododendronsstoodfiftyfeethigh,twis
4、tedandentwinedwithbracken,andtheyhadenteredintoalienmarriagewithahostofnamelessshrubs”[1](P2).Theflowershavebecomeanintegralpartoflandscapedescriptionaboutthosestrangeplantsinmynightmare.Itisinseparablefrommyownexperience.AtmyfirstcomingtoManderley,Iamhorrifiedbytheflowerswhichare“asredasblood”.[1](
5、P69)曼陀丽的石南花完全不像之前见过的石南花,是“一种普通的家花”“整齐的排列在圆形的花圃中”,而是“因为过分的浓艳,显得非常怪异”,像“一群高耸的密集巨怪”[1](P70),形成“高出人头的一堵血红色的墙”[1](P69)。已故的吕蓓卡在“我”初到曼陀丽的时候,就以其偏爱的石南花给“我”之后在曼陀丽的生活奠下了恐怖的色彩。之后,“我”明显的感到虽然吕蓓卡早已故去,她的身影却在曼陀丽处处可见,正如石南花处处可见一样。TherhododendronsinManderleyisnotliketheflowersIhaveseenbefore,itisnot“ahomely,domesticthi
6、ng”“standingonebesidetheotherinaneatroundbed”,butmonsters.“Rearingtotheskymassedlikeabattalion,toobeautifulIthought,toopowerful;theywerenotplantsatall.”(Rebecca:70)ThelateRebeccabringsterrorcolortomyfurtherlifeinManderleythroughherfavor–rhododendronsduringmyearlydaystoManderley.Obviously,IfeelthatRe
7、beccahaslongpassedaway,HoweverherfigurecanbeseeneverywhereinManderley,justlikerhododendronsthatcanalsobeseeneverywhere晨室是吕蓓卡处理曼陀丽的日常事务,安排一天的行程,回复宾客信件的地方。这里弥漫着吕蓓卡的气息,因此在“我”还未到窗口时就猜到窗外一定是石南花丛。果不其然,在打开的窗