Wuthering Heights Setting Shapes Characters

Wuthering Heights
In the gothic novel, Wuthering Heights, a man named Lockwood rents a manor house called
Thrushcross Grange in the moor country of England in the winter of 1801. Here, he meets his
landlord, Heathcliff, a very wealthy man who lives 4 miles away in the manor called Wuthering
Heights. Nelly Dean is Lockwood's housekeeper, who worked as a servant in Wuthering Heights
when she was a child. Lockwood asks her to tell him about Heathcliff, she agrees, while she tells
the story Lockwood writes it all down in his diary. Nelly worked at Wuthering Heights for the
owner, Mr. Earnshaw, and his family. One day Mr. Earnshaw leaves for Liverpool and comes back
with an orphaned boy. Catherine and Hindley – the two Earnshaw children, can not stand...show
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The most obvious example is when Catherine marries Edgar, even though she loves Heathcliff, so
she can have a better social status. Another example is the when "young" Catherine is forced to
work as a servant at Wuthering Heights after she marries Heathcliff's son Linton.
" I lingered around them, under the benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath and
harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how anyone could
ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth." (Bronte p. 406) This quote was
beautifully written and leaves the reader on awe.
Wuthering Heights is in the same ethical and moral tradition as the other great Victorian novels.
Its criticism of society is as fierce as Charlotte Bronte's or Dickens'. Much of the same spirit
interfuses the novels of Charlotte and Emily Bronte. For both writers, society and what passes for
civilization are synonymous with selfishness. Both show family life as a sort of open warfare, a
deadly struggle for money and power. Both see organized religion as ineffective or hypocritical or
so cold and harsh as to be inhumane and deflected from true Christian ideals. The characters in
Charlotte Bronte's first two novels have to face many of the same problems confronting the
characters in Wuthering Heights, and they reach the same conclusions. Both William Crimsworth (in
The Professor) and Jane Eyre reject the master–slave
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Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights accompanies a vast plethora of critical conversation regarding
family structures within the novel; however, the claim that parental supervision does not exist in the
novel has not been explored to its full potential. Critics such as Laura Berry, who focuses on the
incarceration within custody of children in the novel, and Judith Pike, who delves into Isabella's true
character, do not fully encompass the significance the lack of parenting has on the novel. I argue that
there is no character in Wuthering Heights who can be considered a parent or guardian figure. The
characters that are in parental roles, such as the Earnshaw's Isabella, Heathcliff, Mr. Linton, and
Nelly Dean do not fulfill the requirements for parental supervision.
Before claiming that the characters in Bronte's novel do not possess the qualities to be a parent, the
term parenthood must be defined and explained thoroughly to point out the shortcomings of these
particular characters. Marc Bornstein asserts, "Parents issue as well as protect, care for, and
represent their progeny;" and defines parenthood as "the 'final common pathway' to childhood
oversight and caregiving" (1). Essentially parenthood is the preparation of a child for life on his or
her own. Parents should guide their children to make proper choices and protect them while they are
young. Also, neglect seems to be a prevalent pattern in the novel, and this is obviously not a
characteristic of parenthood.

Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff Essay
Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff
"Wuthering Heights" centres on the story of Heathcliff. The first paragraph provides a vivid
physical picture of him, as Lockwood describes how his "black eyes" withdraw suspiciously under
his brows at Lockwood's approach. Nelly's story begins with his introduction into the Earnshaw
family. His vengeful desire to do evil and his love for Catherine drive the entire plot.
Heathcliff, however, defies being understood and it is difficult for the reader to resist seeing what
they want to see in him. By the name
Heath–cliff it hints to the reader that he is empty like a heath or dangerous like a cliff. The house
which he is brought to also gives the reader a picture of stormy bad weather. Bronte...show more
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I don't care how long I wait, if I can do it at last I hope he does not die before I do!"
One afternoon when Heathcliff was going for a stroll with Catherine they passed through
Thrushcross Grange. Catherine fell in and the
Lintons took her in but they did not invite Heathcliff. They nursed
Catherine back to health and in the mean time she came to like Edgar.
Later on they arranged for Catherine and Edgar to marry which completely destroyed him. This was
the start of many evil deeds that would be caused by Heathcliff to the Linton family.
On the return of Heathcliff as a gentleman Heathcliff thought he was prepared to avenge Hindley for
his maltreatment and the Linton family for taking away Catherine from him. His main aim was to
gain control on Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange and win back the hand of
Catherine.
Heathcliff began gambling with Hindley he caused him to become an addicted gambler and an
alcoholic. He lost Wuthering Heights to
Heathcliff and died a broken man after living on Heathcliffs' petty charity. Heathcliff decided to
marry Isabella to get back at Edgar. He treated her like a slave in her own house and they did not
even have marital relations. At one instance of insanity he hanged her pet dog on the gates of the
Heights. His abuse of her was purely sadistic as he amused himself by seeing how much she could
take and

Wuthering Heights Research Paper
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontГ« is an English classic that tells the tale of star–crossed lovers.
Despite the love for one another, society separates the two lovers and a rivalry between their two
homes begins. Throughout the novel, the characteristics of the occupants of the two homes,
Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights, are noticeably different. Following the death of
Catherine Linton, the traits of those living in both homes are integrated.
Ever since the Earnshaw family had taken in Heathcliff, his adoptive brother, Hindley, has treated
him like a servant. Hindley's sister, Catherine, however formed an inseparable bond with
Heathcliff. Despite their love for each other, Catherine marries Edgar, a young man of social grace,
which attracted Catherine. Feeling wronged Heathcliff vows revenge on Hindley for trying to keep
him from Catherine and treating him as a servant, and Edgar who stole the woman he loved and for
not accepting him socially.
What Heathcliff does not realize is that Catherine could not marry him because she claims, "He's
more myself than I am" (pg. 80), and that despite loving him, Edgar would advance her social status
from its current state....show more content...
Heathcliff wants to be with her forever, so once he is able to see her body, he removes Edgar's
hair from her locket and replaces it with his own. By removing Edgar's hair, Heathcliff is
displaying that he is her one true love and that he she belongs with him, not Edgar. Also by placing
his hair in her locket, Heathcliff has spiritually joined the two soulmates and cast Edgar out,
comparable to how when all three are buried alongside each other and Heathcliff has the adjacent
coffin panels to his and Catherine's graves removed so that their as their bodies are decomposing
they may be joined together for all of

Wuthering Heights
Themes– Enviromental, Class, Love, Male vs. Female, Revenge
Chap 10
* Enviromental Lockwood became sick for four weeks
(This happened to the lintons as well whenexposed to the enviroment.)
* Enviromental, class, Male vs. Female Heathcliff enters the parlor, Nelly says that he looks mature,
not like his youthful roughness.
(Heathcliff has escaped the lower class "roughness" imposed on him by Hindley, but retains his wild
nature.)
Chap 11
* Enviromental, Class, Revenge Nelly stops by Wuthering Heights as she is walking past on some
other mission and sees Hareton, who starts harrasing her. Hareton tells her that Heathcliff taught him
to curse and he wont let him get educated. Heathcliff comes out, and Nelly runs.
(Heathcliff's doing...show more content...
Female Nelly goes to visit wuthering heights, but Edgar refuses to send a token of forgiveness with
her.
(Edgar doesnt respect her the same because shes a woman.)
* Enviroment, Love, Male vs. Female Nelly refuses to help Heathcliff, but after he claims he'll keep
her hostage at wuthering heights, she agrees to carry a letter to Catherine for him. (Heathcliff is
willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants.)
Chap 15
* Love Heathcliff tells Catherine that he can forgive her for what she did to him, but that he can not
forgive her for what she did to her self.
(This shows that Heathcliff loves Catherine with devotion, even more than he loves himself.)
*Love Nelly gets Heathcliff to leave the room, but she promises to send word of her in the morning.
Heathcliff says he'll be in the garden.
(This shows, yet again, Heathcliffs devotion for her.)
Chap 16
* Enviromental, Love After Heathcliffs, Nelly finds that he replaced a lock of Edgars hair in the
locket on nellys necklace. Nelly then finds that lock of hair, and ties the two together. (The two
locks symbolize her personalities, Devious and civilized.)
* Male vs.

Essay on Wuthering Heights Setting
Wuthering Heights: Change in Setting In the novel Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, two
isolated houses are highlighted because of their contrast to each other. The atmosphere of the two
houses share similar characteristics as the characters that live inside and Bronte expresses
throughout the novel that one will change in a difference of setting, but one will never change
completely. Thrushcross Grange is a lovely manor that is located among the grassy fields of the
Yorkshire Moor. The atmosphere of the household is as refined as the occupants are. The moor has a
calming atmosphere as well as beauty; this defines the fundamental structure of the Linton's
appearance. The Linton is a well–known family that is monetarily stable....show more content...
However, both Heathcliff and Catherine were able to escape their crude attitude and adopt a more
polished attitude by escaping from the depressed environment. Although Thrushcross Grange and
Wuthering Heights are very different, the two households share similarities as well. Thrushcross
Grange and Wuthering Heights are isolated from other people. The two houses are miles apart, and
the only common visitor is the doctor. As a result from the isolation, the two households relied on
each other for company. As each visit brought a part of the visitor's household's atmosphere, the
transformation of Catherine and Heathcliff deepened. The presence of Edgar Linton caused
Catherine to act more refines and mature, and Heathcliff became more controlled with his anger.
However, because of their settings each character fell into their pervious attitude. Heathcliff began to
argue with Catherine because she spends more time with Edgar instead of him, and Catherine
aborted her pretense of being a refined individual when Nelly refused to obey her orders. This
recognize the fact that although that a person can change, they cannot change completely. The
setting is a very important part of the novel because it has a tremendous amount of influence. The
characters, the plot and the audience's reaction are influenced the most. The
influence of setting was reflected in wuthering heights, by Emily Bronte. Bronte

Wuthering Heights was first published in 1847 with the author's name given as Ellis Bell. Wuthering
Heights was actually written by Emily
Bronte, but she adopted a male alias as female authors rarely got published. Her work was praised
for the imagination used, but criticised for its moral ambiguity. Wuthering Heights challenged
Victorian ideals and this shocked its first critics. The fact that
Emily Bronte felt the need to use a male alias is an indication of how she feared the public would
receive her book. Wuthering Heights may be seen as shocking, as Bronte addresses many Victorian
ideals with criticism. She does so with unusual characters with flaws and their amoral actions. For
example, she challenges Victorian precept such...show more content...
Life was based on the stereotypical view that women were emotional and weak, whereas men
were strong and of higher intelligence. Work was based on this premise, and men were expected
to provide for their family whereas women were to care for their family. Women of lower classes
were employed as servants, factory workers or governesses. Bronte however contradicts the
typically weak view of women with her strong, rebellious character, Cathy. Cathy is one of the main
characters in
Wuthering Heights and the plot revolves around the love between her and Heathcliff. She is "a
haughty, headstrong creature!" and
"mischievous and wayward". Cathy's will is also shown to be stronger than that of some men,
"Edgar thoughtlessly laid hold of her hands to deliver him. In an instant one was wrung free, and the
astonished young man felt it applied over his own ear".
The inequality of the sexes is questioned by Bronte through the dilemma of marriage; Cathy has to
decide whether to marry for love or status. Men were seen as the dominant partner and could marry
those of lower status, however women were expected to marry into higher status.
"He [Hindley] wished earnestly to see her [Cathy] bring honour to the family by an alliance with the
Lintons". Many critics would have thought the choice obvious; and indeed Cathy does ultimately
follow the rules of society and marries Edgar Linton to obtain status.
However,

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontГ« Essay
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontГ« BRONTГ‹ USES IMAGERY EFFECTIVELY TO
EMPHASISE THE CHARACTERS OF HEATHCLIFF, CATHERINE AND LINTON AND THEIR
COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS IN THE NOVEL.
DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT––––––––––––––––––––––
In the novel, Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontГ«, symbolism is used continuously throughout,
making it a brilliant, gripping story. In this essay I will be...show more content...
Wuthering Heights for example is an isolated, dirty, 'off the beaten track' and sequestered place to
live. The way BrontГ« describes the house supports the way that Heathcliff is, "...wall...jutting
stones...wilderness...crumbling." Heathcliff as a person resembles this, he is a wild, free untamed
spirit.
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Wuthering Heights itself portrays an image of Heathcliff because it is a dark, gothic, secret and
mysterious building. BrontГ« says that it is a strong building; he is a rough, strong man. His life
before he was brought to Wuthering Heights is never spoken of, as if it is a secret, like the house
having a mysterious feel about it.
Then when we compare the dark, dismal building and setting of Wuthering Heights to the bright,
elegant home of Edgar Linton, Thrushcross Grange it is completely ill matched. It is decorated
throughout with beautiful dГ©cor and a silk, cream, satin sort of light and soft look about it,
"...splendid place...crimson...bordered by gold...glass drops...silver chains...Heaven..." This
definitely defines Linton's character as being a polite, rich, well–groomed gentleman with a routined,
sophisticated lifestyle.

Analysis Of The Book ' Wuthering Heights '
Throughout Wuthering Heights, there are multiple symbols employed to enrich the overall
narrative, many of which have a multitude of meanings in order to elevate the text to a higher
literary standard. One of the less obvious motifs is books. However, when reviewing their role in
both Catherine and Cathy's lives it is not clear to what degree it would be fair to claim they have a
central role in the overall narrative, especially because of the "plurality" and "ambiguity" of each
individual instance where the symbolism of books is introduced.
One of the most crucial books to appear throughout the novel is Catherine Earnshaw's 'diary'. The
diary is introduced to the reader inside Lockwood's narration within the opening chapters,
suggesting its importance to the entire narrative. David Lodge argues that one "should make his
spade a spade before he makes it a symbol" [1] so on a literal level; the ramblings of Catherine are
her expressing herself throughout her disrupted childhood. Contextually, it shows the expense of
paper in the late 1700s, suggesting that Catherine would only have had the spaces in the "dingy"
volumes [2]. This contrasts with the availability of paper to young Cathy throughout her period of
courting with Linton "a mass of correspondence–daily almost", and this references the hierarchy of
social class as young Cathy, who is of better breeding than her mother, has higher access to luxuries.
From a different perspective, Catherine's palimpsest formed from

Wuthering Heights Essays
Wuthering Heights
In the first chapter of the book the reader gets a vivid picture of the house Wuthering Heights from
Lockwood's descriptions ""wuthering" being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the
atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather." It quickly becomes clear that
Wuthering Heights portrays the image of its surroundings, the desolate Yorkshire moors fully
exposed to the elements.
It is not only the house that displays the environment that envelops the place it is also the occupants
and things inside the house that deliver the symbols of the raw emotion and the exposure to the
cruelty (storms) that so much resembles the weather and...show more content...
The setting is a more civilised one than that of Wuthering Heights. This is seen when Cathy and
Heathcliff run to Thrushcross Grange for the first time, they could see that it was "a splendid place
carpeted with crimson–covered chairs and tables, and a pure white ceiling bordered with gold."
The windows in Thrushcross Grange are large suggesting to the reader that visitors are welcome.
The opposite is true of Wuthering Heights as Lockwood describes the windows in chapter 1 "the
windows are deeply set in the wall."
The Grange is shown as being refined, courteous and protective; this is reflected in the occupants
of the Grange. Edgar and Isabella have been invited to stay at Wuthering Heights, the reply has a
condition: "Mrs Linton begged that her darlings might be kept carefully away from that naughty,
swearing boy." (Nelly Chapter 7). This protective nature is also seen in the second generation but
more strongly as Edgar forbids Cathy to go and visit Wuthering Heights at all. Edgar is described
by Heathcliff as a "lamb," but this soft attribute that is typical of the Grange is not always a flaw of
character "No mother could have nursed an only child more devotedly than Edgar tended her."
(Nelly Chapter 13) Although the Grange thinks itself superior to the Heights "they had not the
manners to ask me to stay,"

Wuthering Heights Essay
In Emily Bronte 's novel Wuthering Heights, we are taken back to the nineteenth century by a man
named Lockwood. He is being told the story of his landlord, Heathcliff, and how he became the
man that he is and what he has been through. We learn that Heathcliff was adopted by Mr. Earnshaw
on a trip to Liverpool and was brought back to Wuthering Heights to his new family, a mother, a
brother, and a sister. Upon arrival he was not greeted with any respect and or love. The Earnshaw
's had more love for the dirt on the bottoms of their shoes than they had for Heathcliff. Throughout
Heathcliff 's childhood, he was bullied by his older brother Hindley because Hindley could see that
Heathcliff was his father 's favorite child. Upon Mr. Earnshaw 's...show more content...
nurture", nurturing a child will develop them into the adult that they will be the rest of their lives
and also influence how they will nurture other people, in this case Cathy.
The first place in Wuthering Heights that we see Heathcliff has fallen victim to the "nurture"
category in "nature vs. nurture" is when Heathcliff is brought home to Wuthering Heights and is
introduced to the family in Chapter Four. When Nelly is describing Heathcliff on his arrival to
Wuthering heights, she describes him as "a dirty, ragged, black haired child" and when Nelly
talks about Mrs. Earnshaw 's reaction she says that she was "ready to fling it out of doors" (37).
They referred to this child as an "it" on arrival. Throughout the page, Nelly still refers to
Heathcliff as an it: "Mr. Earnshaw told me to wash it, and give it clean things, and let it sleep
with the children" (37). This had to have been degrading, especially to a child who had lived on
his own since he could remember and had no knowledge of any family whatsoever. Mrs.
Earnshaw even goes to take it a step further and refer to Heathcliff as a "gypsy brat" and asks why
Mr. Earnshaw would dare to bring home such a child "when they had their own bairns to feed and
fend for" (37). Growing up in this environment on a child, there would be no way that the child
would escape without also being as un–nurturing of an individual as his family members.
The second place in

Essay on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights: A Great Romantic Novel
The Romantic Period was a very imaginative and creative period of thinking. The literature
produced during this period reflected this wild and free–spirited imagination. The works dismissed
the Enlightenment thinkers in their claims of "Reason, progress, and universal truths" (Damrosch,
1317). Instead, these writers explored superstitions and had a renewed sense of passion for the wild,
the unfamiliar, the irregular, and the irrational (Damrosch, 1317). Other common elements of the
writing during this period were the returned interest of gothic romance elements, a fascination of
exploring the inner world of the mind and the unconscious into its dark side, an interest in emotional
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This is not even the complete list of Romantic elements found within the books borders. To sum up
the elements, one needs to include all of the conflicts found in the novel, both the internal and
external conflicts. These include things like Nature vs. Civilization, the Wild vs. the Tame, the Deep
and Elemental vs. the Superficial and Impermanent, and Natural Impulses vs. Artificial Restraint
(Agatucci, 4).
All of these different elements are combined into this one novel, showing the avant–garde genius of
Emily Bronte. She was a very creative innovator full of an incredibly gifted imagination and
otherworldy sense for the supernatural ghosts of the past and the hidden personal demons found
deep in the unconscious mind, which she displays in the character of Heathcliff especially.
Heathcliff starts out in the story as the most outcast of the outcast. He is picked up and adopted
from the streets of Liverpool by the head of the household on one of his journeys to town he takes
every once in a while. He starts out as this ugly and hideous creature who is ridiculed and beaten by
the other kids in the house. He finds one true playmate and friend in the rambunctious Cathy, who is
a free–spirit that falls in love with his mysterious character. This relationship becomes forbidden
however when the father dies and the oldest son takes over the household. Heathcliff is banished
from the house eventually,

Critical Analysis Of Wuthering Heights
A Brief Analysis of Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontГ«
First things first, Wuthering Heights is a fiction novel written by Emily BrontГ«. The incidents
take place in a gloomy atmosphere, it can also be defined as the setting, named as "Wuthering
Heights", in which determines the overall plot of this novel. BrontГ« mostly uses the "first
person" perspective because the readers mostly see the personal "I" throughout the novel
especially in the first chapter. The narrator tells the story by himself (Mr. Lockwood). So, that is
why the author uses personal "I". When it comes to the setting again, it creates a gloomy
atmosphere in the first chapter as well as in the whole novel. In terms of the narration, the narrator
is the observer because Mr. Lockwood and, in further chapters, Nelly Dean are only observers, not
the main characters. They observe which incidents take place and tell the story to the reader with a
clean speech. For example;
"I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord...show more
content...
One of them is family life. As mentioned above, Heathcliff is a gipsy and also an orphan, which
are the main reasons for discrimination and humiliation of him (especially by Hindley). Because
of those reasons, he decides to take revenge on Hindley and his family and he succeeds later on,
because he ruins their family and also shows no respect to his wife and son. Also there are two
families which are totally different from each other: Earnshaws and Lintons. Earnshaws live in a
manor located in Wuthering Heights, so their characters can easily be understood from its features.
Apart from this, Lintons live in Thrushgross Grange which is located in a wealthy land and the
weather conditions and residents' characters are much better than the other place. Actually, the
reason why Catherine decided to be a Linton by marrying with Edgar is the land and life conditions
are much

"His violence and cruelty seemed too demonic for many readers..."
Does the modern reader share this view of Heathcliff?
Author of Wuthering Heights, Emily BrontГ«, was born in Thornton,
Yorkshire on 30 July 1818. She was born the fifth of six children and died at the age of thirty from
consumption. The BrontГ« children had a love for creating stories and small books, but it was sisters
Charlotte, Emily and Anne who embarked on writing their own novels.
They published their work under the names of Currer, Ellis and Acton
Bell, not willing to declare themselves as female authors because of the sheer intensity of passion
contained in their novels, which would not have been considered at all feminine at the time. It was
beyond
the...show more content...
Mr Earnshaw brings Heathcliff to the Heights when he is still but a boy of about fourteen. Mr
Earnshaw finds him starving and homeless in streets of Liverpool, takes pity and returns home
with the boy. Cathy immediately shows affection to the stranger but Hindley draws away from
him, and instead tortures and scorns him. When BrontГ« composed her book, the English
economy was severely depressed and the conditions of the factory workers in industrial areas like
Liverpool were appalling. Many of the more affluent members of society showed sympathy to these
workers, just as Mr Earnshaw may have shown sympathy towards poor Heathcliff. The reader,
modern or Victorian, can also therefore immediately sympathise with Heathcliff as a weak,
powerless child; defenceless to Hindley's brutality towards him and when Mr
Earnshaw's health fails him Hindley spitefully degrades Heathcliff, banishing him to the stables,
away from the house.
However Cathy and Heathcliff still grow closer. They are both wild and free–spirited, born to run
out on the moors together. "They both promised to grow up as rude savages... One of their chief
amusements was to run away to the moors in the morning and remain there all day."
They become inseparable.
One day Nelly and Cathy are talking together and Cathy tells Nelly that Edgar has asked her to
marry him. Even though Cathy knows she doesn't love Edgar for he is but only for

Wuthering Heights
How effective is the narrative structure in Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights has a unique and complex narrative structure. There are the two main narrators,
Lockwood and Nelly, they each are eyewitness narrators as they have took part in the story they
describe. The novel is organised in such a way that it is a narrative within a narrative, what some
critics would call "Chinese boxes" or frame narrative.
Lockwood is used to open and end the novel, Bronte uses him to represents the outer frame of the
story in which the readers can relate to, and this cleverly draws us into the hostile and bewildering
environment of Wuthering Heights, "... a wilderness of crumbling griffins, I detected a date "1500",
and a name "Hareton Earnshaw". I...show more content...
I know, by instinct, his reserve springs from an aversion to showy displays of feeling" shows the
reader how easily it is to misinterpret the characters complexity, and our similar position to
Lockwood becomes a warning that suggests we too should not rely on our instincts when passing
judgement on characters.
As the novel progresses there is a narrative shift to Nelly Dean who is the binary opposite of
Lockwood and represents the inner frame of the narrative structure. Initially this creates a sense of
relief as we understand Nelly to have been part of the story itself, giving the reader a true and
reliable insight, "Very old, sir, and Hareton is the last of them, as our Miss Cathy is of us– I mean,
of the Lintons. Have you been to Wuthering Heights? I beg pardon for asking but I'd like to know
how she is?" However, the use of the possessive and collective pronouns such as "our" and "us"
shows how she is emotionally involved to the characters and also herself correction shows that she
has a blurred view of who she is and what family she is a part of, suggesting to us that she too is
unreliable similarly to Lockwood.
Moreover, Nelly Dean's role as confidante to almost all the characters in the story placed her in a
position of power. In a feminist reading she is the most powerful as she has the ability to
manipulate and direct the story. However, the use of the epistolary form shows a weakness in
women as Bronte presents Isabella's

Wuthering Heights Nature Essay
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (1847) is a much darker depiction on love, nature, and even
revenge than the tales by the other two Bronte sisters. A crucial role in the book is played primarily
by the landscape throughout the novel, whether it be through the mystery of the moors or how each
home represents a specific dichotomy. Areas categorized as elements of nature, civilization, or even
the in–between play an integral role in the development of characters, who are also represented in
those aspects, within the novel. Wuthering Heights itself is an embodiment of nature. First and
foremost, it is isolated from civilization, being sheltered away by the dangerous moors in the winter.
The house is illustrated as if it has endured the...show more content...
He goes out of his way to destroy relationships, just as nature can alter to disrupt environments
similarly. He is given animalistic attributes when described at different points in the novel. When he
is young, he is given softer, yet foreshadowing, qualities, Nelly describing, "He was as
uncomplaining as a lamb; though hardness, not gentleness, made him give little trouble (67)." As
Heathcliff grows up subjected towards harmful forces within the household, he assimilates to them,
emerging as savage and abusive towards others. Nelly depicts her interaction with him later on in
the book, recounting, "He dashed his head against the knotted trunk; and, lifting up his eyes,
howled, not like a man, but like a savage beast being groaded to death with knives and spears
(175)." One is able to identify the role Wuthering Heights has played in Heathcliff's character
development, as if he has integrated into a part of his natural environment. Thrushcross Grange is
depicted as a symbol for civilization. Catherine ends up marrying Edgar Linton, who inhabits the
household with his sister Isabella Linton, who ends up wedding Heathcliff. Thrushcross Grange
itself is across the moors from Wuthering Heights, rendering it closer to the rest of the town. Long
before Catherine's marriage to Edgar, when she is younger, she ends up abiding in Thrushcross
Grange for five weeks. Nelly notes Catherine's transformation that comes from staying in
Thrushcross Grange for only a

Literary Analysis Of Wuthering Heights
In her novel Wuthering Heights, Emily BrontГ« uses a formal style of writing to portray the
language of those used during the early 1800s. Throughout the majority of the novel, Nelly Dean is
telling the story of how Wuthering Heights came to be the place that it currently is. Throughout
Dean's narration, characters are voiced differently due to their role in society. An example of this is
shown when BrontГ« would use fragments of words to represent the speech of Hareton, one of the
servants of Wuthering Heights. In contrast, Catherine, being well educated, would use sophisticated
grammar and an extensive vocabulary whenever she spoke. Heathcliff was revealed as a two–sided
character in this reading. On one hand, the author would use negative...show more content...
"I wish I had light hair and a fair skin, and was dressed, and behaved as well, and had a chance of
being as rich as he will be!" (BrontГ«, 56)
Heathcliff's accusation above is mind blowing. From the youngest of ages, Heathcliff longed to have
what Edgar Linton had. This translates to the future when Heathcliff wishes to acquire Catherine,
who he loves deeply, and Thrushcross Grange from Mr. Linton
"My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but
necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!" (BrontГ«, 82)
In her statement, Catherine, is describing how strong her love is for Heathcliff. She states that her
love will never end. Catherine states that she is one with Heathcliff, for they share the same thoughts
and the same mind. This quote shows that the bond of love cannot be broken and will stand the test
of time.
"Linton is all I have to love in the world, and though you have done what you could to make him
hateful to me, and me to him, you cannot make us hate each other. And I defy you to hurt him when
I am by, and I defy you to frighten me!" (BrontГ«, 284)
Cathy Linton, speaking above, displays the ability to love someone even when they do not deserve
it. She draws her greatest strengths from love and kindles a fire of hatred towards Heathcliff
because she has fallen for Linton.
" 'It is hard to forgive, and to look at those eyes, and feel those wasted

Class and Gender in Wuthering Heights Essays
Conflict as a result of class and gender division is a common theme seen throughout Emily
Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights. Social contrasts and gender boundaries create oppression
and tension amongst the characters, affecting their composure and behaviour throughout the novel.
The most obvious distinction between upper and lower classes is with the two settings; Thrushcross
Grange and Wuthering Heights. Both places differ significantly in both disposition and appearance.
The society in Wuthering Heights is that of the working class. Wuthering Heights is a worn out farm
that represents difficulty; ruthlessness, and hard work. Life at Wuthering Heights is more domestic
yet spiteful revenge and personal struggles envelop the...show more content...
Heathcliff's social position is solidified by the treatment he receives from almost everyone at
Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff has little nobility as a child and even after he becomes a wealthy
gentleman later in his life his past is still a label that follows him.
Throughout the novel characters leave Wuthering Heights however something causes them to return.
This is seen with Heathcliff when he moves away and returns with money, it is also seen with
Catherine's moving to Thrushcross Grange. No matter how hard these characters try to alter their
past lives, there is a part of Wuthering Heights they cannot escape from.
There are displays of revenge caused by the separations between social standings. Heathcliff
shows that he is a vengeful person when he is resented by Hindley for taking Mr Earnshaw's
affection. Heathcliff confirms his social subordination by obeying Hindley's orders and becoming
his servant after the death of Mr.Earnshaw. Heathcliff privately expresses his merciless side to
Catherine by saying, "I'm trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back...I hope he will not die before
I do" (Brontë 153).
In Wuthering Heights, a person's social standing is more important to their life than their own
happiness is. This is shown through Catherine when she chooses to marry Edgar instead of
Heathcliff, Edgar is from Thrushcross Grange; he has money, he has status himself and will thus
enhance Catherine's social standing.

Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre Essay
Throughout the novels Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
countless comparisons of eternal love can be made. Characters within Wuthering Heights and Jane
Eyre overcame the constraints society had upon them, what appeared to be their destinies and
characters were able to overcome themselves. These obstacles were lengthy struggles that characters
within each novel were faced with and went through immense pain all for love. The love that
characters felt for each other was able to conquer all obstacles that they were faced with so that they
could be together. The most important relationship in Wuthering Heights is that between Heathcliff
and Catherine. The nature of their love seems to go beyond the kind...show more content...
Jane believes that "marrying" Rochester while he remains legally tied to Bertha would mean
rendering herself a mistress and sacrificing her own integrity for the sake of emotional gratification.
On the other hand, her life at Moor House tests her in the opposite manner. There, she enjoys
economic independence and engages in worthwhile and useful work, teaching the poor; yet she lacks
emotional sustenance. Nonetheless, the events of Jane's stay at Moor House are necessary tests of
Jane's autonomy. Only after proving her self–sufficiency to herself can the marriage can be one
between equals. As Jane says: "I am my husband's life as fully as he is mine. . . . To be together is
for us to be at once as free as in solitude, as gay as in company. . . . We are precisely suited in
character–perfect concord is the result." Upon examination of these novels as a mirror to everyday
individuals, it can be established that people are not able to distinguish between true love and their
other emotions. There are those that, beyond doubt, possess true love yet are unable to acknowledge
it while there are still those who believe they are in the throes of love when, indeed, they are not. It
becomes evident in both of these novels that the situation of undistinguishable love is a prevalent
affair between the

Critical Theory in Wuthering Heights
In Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, readers are introduced to a variety of conflicts and clashing
characteristics. Even though this is common in many novels, many of these conflicts take place
within one character then progress into external conflicts between characters. For example what
caused Catherine to pick Edgar over Heathcliff? Did she love Edgar more? Or was her love for him
forged by her superego as defined in Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams? Even the
character herself is unsure of her true desires, which leads to the major conflicts within her, others,
and between characters. This is just one of the numerous examples of issues which ensue throughout
the course of this novel. In order to properly analyze the...show more content...
That will do to explain my secret, as well as the other. I've no more business to marry Edgar Linton
than I have to be in heaven; and if the wicked man in there had not brought Heathcliff so low, I
shouldn't have thought of it." (Bronte 329)
This is an excellent example of Catherine's unconscious exposing itself through her dreams. This
dream shows that she knows that she has no right to marry Edgar, who is approximated with heaven,
while, at the same time, showing that her true home is at Wuthering Heights, with Heathcliff. In a
way, her unconscious was telling her that she belongs with Heathcliff, yet she chose to ignore it.
She picked Edgar mostly based on his power and money, which was the most important thing to
her at this point. The unconscious is never directly shown but tends to be seen in passive
aggressive behavior. In Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff was pretty much always the bottom of the
totem pole. This seems to be the main motive of his revenge. There is a possibility that Heathcliff
is suffering from a strange form of Oedipus Complex, because after Mr. Earnshaw died, Hindley
seemed to take over the role as male caretaker (even though he never really cared for Heathcliff)
which seemed to in a sense, harbor Heathcliff's hatred and desire to remove Hindley from this role
so he could take over as head of the household as well as claim Catherine as his own. However, his
low standings make it

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