Abstract: Rebecca , one of Daphne du Maurier’s most influential works, presents a mysterious image , Rebecca. Although from the very beginning of the story Rebecca is dead, her power does not disappear .She seems still alive, watching and controlling the fate of all the people in Manderley through her extremely loyal servant and her lover until Manderley burned down. The other heroine in this novel, who appears as the narrator, played a role in pushing the development of the plot .Her special personality and the great transformation of her psychological state attracts readers profoundly. This paper tends to analyze narrator’ transformation of psychological state from self-unawareness to self-awareness and tries to find out the practical significance of modern society.
Key words: Rebecca ，transformation ， self-unawareness ， practical significance
摘要：《蝴蝶梦》原名《吕蓓卡》是英国女作家达夫妮•杜穆里埃的成名作。达夫妮•杜穆里埃在本书中成功地塑造了一个颇富神秘色彩的女性吕蓓卡的形象，此人于小说开始时即已死去，但在整个情节中却时时处处音容宛在，并能通过其忠仆、情夫等继续控制曼陀丽庄园直至最后将这个庄园烧毁。小说中另一女性，即以故事叙述者身份出现的主人公，起着推动故事情节的作用。她独特的个性和心路历程上的转变深深地吸引着读者，不断地给以共鸣。本文拟在通过分析叙述者重获自我意识的心路历程这一中心思想，并找出其现实意义。
关键词：吕蓓卡，转变， 自我意识， 现实意义
