Wuthering Heights Research Paper

A variety of narrative devices can be utilized by an author to enhance a story. One such device that uses ambiguity to create powerful effects is the supernatural, which is “[divided] into three categories [...one of them being the uncanny,] in which [a] rational explanation of the supernatural phenomena is possible” (Lodge 212). In order to make a rational explanation of a supernatural event more believable, typically a classic rhetoric of the uncanny will use first person narration and discourse in a documentary form to make the story seem predictable, and therefore more believable (Lodge 214). Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” uses the uncanny to create a double interpretation of the ghost scene in chapter three where the reader can accept either a rational or supernatural explanation to the events that occurred.

Wuthering Heights is a novel which deviates from the standard of Victorian literature. The novels of the Victorian Era were often works of social criticism. They generally had a moral purpose and promoted ideals of love and brotherhood. Wuthering Heights is more of a Victorian Gothic novel; it contains passion, violence, and supernatural elements (Mitchell 119). The world of Wuthering Heights seems to be a world without morals. In Wuthering Heights, Brontë does not idealize love; she presents it realistically, with all its faults and merits. She shows that love is a powerful force which can be destructive or redemptive. Heathcliff has an all-consuming passion for Catherine. When she chooses to marry Edgar, his spurned love turns into a

The novel Wuthering Heights and the poem “Remembrance”, both written by Emily Brontë, feature protagonists who must cope with the death of their lovers, and in many ways, the two characters are similarly affected by this. The actions and feelings of Heathcliff in the last chapter in Wuthering Heights, however, stand in sharp contrast to the last stanza of “Remembrance”. This contrast demonstrates the personal differences of the characters and how they were affected differently by their losses. Heathcliff, the protagonist of Wuthering Heights, and the speaker of “Remembrance” have different views on love (both before and after death). Consequently, while Heathcliff embraces death in the final chapter to be with his love, the speaker of “Remembrances” learns to stop dwelling in the past.

However, despite changes, the literary world remained predominantly male, and women writers not encouraged, or taken seriously. Consequently, to counteract this Emily Bronte published her novel Wuthering Heights, under the male pseudonym of Ellis Bell. Wuthering Heights is the story of domesticity, obsession, and elemental divided passion between the intertwined homes of the Earnshaw’s residing at the rural farmhouse Wuthering Heights, and the Linton family of the more genteel Thrushcross Grange. This essay will discuss how the language and narrative voices established a structural pattern of the novel, and how these differing voices had a dramatic effect on the interpretation of the overall story.

When evaluating the family problems of a typical middle class American you may find deaths in the family, divorces, money problems, sibling rivalries, and more. In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, all of the above is seen with a topping of vengeance and selfishness. This interesting conflict is caused by the abusive actions of the characters. From relationship to relationship, one character abuses another to get to their way or to get back at another character for their own wrongdoing. Having this occur frequently throughout the novel creates a dumbfounded sort of tone and leaves the reader on the edge of their seat. Throughout the novel Wuthering heights, Emily Bronte emphasizes the characters ' abusive and unhealthy relationships; this is exemplified through repeated vengeant duality, internal and external conflict, and irrational thinking.

Obsession acts like a drug; it consumes one’s mind, until one eventually overdoses. Letting go or holding on to these dominating attachments decides the outcome of one’s end. In conversations of Emily Bronte’s novel, Wuthering Heights, questions about the book’s meaning inevitably arise. On one hand, many argue that the book centers around the idea of revenge. On the other hand, some assert that the nature of redemption lies at the heart of the book’s meaning.

Human beings can be truly deranged creatures. Often times they are seen as elevating and putting themselves on a pedestal. They will treat people who are not the same as them as they are garbage and worthless. Although it is not their fault to simply put it, it is human nature. More specifically the ugliness of human nature. The complex characters in Wuthering Heights are guilty of this. Their circumstances drive them to do unthinkable things which unfortunately have drastic outcomes. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is a beautifully written novel that shows the ugliness of human nature as seen through the depiction of toxic relationships, displaying revenge and vengeance in the differentiation of social class.

    Critics analyze and examine Wuthering Heights to obtain a deeper understanding of the message that Emily Bronte wants to convey. By focusing on the different literary elements of fiction used in the novel, readers are better able to understand how the author successfully uses theme, characters, and setting to create a very controversial novel in which the reader is torn between opposite conditions of love and hate, good and evil, revenge and forgiveness in  Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. There is no doubt that the use of conflictive characters such as Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, and Edgar, with their interactions in the two different settings creates an

Thesis: Through the use of mistaken identity, fallen man, and social status, Emily Brontё reflects upon the human’s psychological state of mind in Wuthering Heights thus expressing the conflict of ...

Childhood influences have impacted the way children do things. Various factors, such as parental care and guidance, the people around them, and their environment, affect the way a child does things in their adulthood. Emily Bronte, for example, is an author that was affected by her childhood. Her book, Wuthering Heights, includes some aspects of her life and childhood that has been influenced by her family and her experiences growing up. The parallels that exist between Bronte’s life and Wuthering Heights were a result from the effects of her childhood.

The following Bachelor Thesis entitled “Between Devils and Angels: Representations of Feminity in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë” aims to give a broad outline of the role of women in Victorian society and to present two great 19th century writers, Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë and two rebellious protagonists they created: Catherine Earnshaw and Helen Graham. The main aim of this diploma work is to point out the impact of Victorian gender roles on Brontë sisters’ novels and their

After perusing Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights, it becomes blatantly obvious that every character in the book is motivated to behave in a specific way. Although Heathcliff’s motivation is easily identified as revenge, and Cathy Heathcliff is motivated by fear to reside at Wuthering Heights, it would seem that two characters, Edgar Linton and Hindley Earnshaw, encounter similar circumstances, yet respond to them in completely different ways. By comparing and contrasting these two perplexing characters, perhaps the reason behind them acting so distinctly from one another can be revealed.

I have stumbled upon my new residence and I had the pleasure, yet, not so pleasant, privilege to meet my new landlord, Mr. Heathcliff. I must say that I am completely out of place and certainly unwelcome at my new home. My first day was extremely shocking and disappointing yet intriguing all at the same time. Mr. Heathcliff is a very troubled soul. In fact, it seems as if all the members of Wuthering Heights seems to be troubled in one way or another. I seemed to find myself in the presence of many melancholy individuals who would rather see me leaving than stay. From the moment I arrived, I feel as though no matter what I say or how I behave is making their anger escalate. Mr. Heathcliff is a strange fellow and seems like a dark

The gothic and often disturbing Wuthering Heights is Emily Bronte’s classic novel that contains undeniably powerful writing that created her timeless love story. Andrea Arnold transformed her masterpiece into a cinematic rendition to recreate the wild and passionate story of the deep and destructive love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff.

Love is a strong attachment between two lovers and revenge is a strong conflict between two rivals. In the novel Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte uses setting to establish contrast, to intensify conflict, and to develop character. The people and events of Wuthering Heights share a dramatic conflict. Thus, Bronte focuses on the evil eye of Heathcliff's obsessive and perpetual love with Catherine, and his enduring revenge to those who forced him and Catherine apart. The author expresses the conflict of Wuthering Heights with great intensity. Hence, she portrays a combination of crucial issues of romance and money, hate and power, and lastly