Wuthering Heights: Conflict Between Savage and Civilised

Catherine was bitten and Heathcliff was sent back to Wuthering Heights. According to the Linton’s he was uncivilized and his bad behavior was not accepted in their household. Catherine was accepted into their house and welcomed even though she was not respectful. Luckily for her she knew when to turn it off and not let them see that side of her, but are polite. Thrushcross Grange is actually a house where its members of the Linton family are civilized. The Linton’s are rich and have many luxuries that Catherine is not using to but she wants to become a esteemed lady. Thrushcross is an elegant house that the Linton’s own and love to hang out in the parlor. Later on when Catherine returned home to Wuthering Heights the Linton’s came over but Edgar had spoken to Heathcliff, which was not part of the agreement. Hindley had sent Heathcliff away for his actions with Edgar. Edgar saw how Hindley treated Heathcliff and he was fearful of him. Edgar was fond of Catherine but he was not willing to visit Wuthering Heights because of Mr. Earnshaw. Edgar was eager to marry Catherine and move her to the ThrushCross Grange, which is more lavish then the callous, dreary, and desolate Wuthering

In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte uses the setting of the English Moors, a setting she is familiar with, to place two manors, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. The first symbolizes man's dark side while the latter symbolizes an artificial utopia. This 19th century setting allows the reader to see the destructive nature of love when one loves the wrong person.

This helps the reader relate and feel empathy towards the characters through similar situations of emotions caused by pathetic fallacy. Weather Snow and ice seem to melt more slowly at Wuthering Heights than at Thrushcross Grange. The mists at Thrushcross Grange seem to form a beautiful skirt for the valley, while the mist at Wuthering Heights seems to shroud it in mystery. The setting of

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.

The employment of nature to establish setting and create atmosphere is a common literary technique. Nature also has uses in giving a certain meaning to important scenes or gives meaning to a characters appearance. Likewise nature also has uses for symbolism, such as personifying beauty or life. Similarly, the environment can provide foreshadowing to a character’s true intentions or later events in the novel. Though it is one of the most basic tools nature can also be easily utilized. In the novels Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights both use nature to establish tone and mood for their stories. Both Anne and Emily Bronte highlight nature in a way that helps to lay foundations for the stories narratives. However, both novels are vastly different

Wuthering Heights’s Catherine Earnshaw is infamous for her complex character, some arguing that she is egocentric and manipulative, others sympathizing with the difficult choices she is faced with. However, there is no doubt that she is innately childish. As Catherine grows older, her character is not changed; she remains juvenile and selfish, making everything a game that revolves around her and not empathizing with other characters and their needs - subconsciously or not. In a sense, her mindset never progresses past one of a child. As Sigmund Freud wrote in The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, “What makes an infant characteristically different from every other stage of human life is that the child is polymorphously perverse” - an attribute which Catherine exemplifies throughout her lifetime. Her selfishness goes beyond the "ordinary self-centeredness" (Thormahlen 5) one might encounter in a regular adult - rather, Catherine directly affects her relationships with people through her "perverse" actions, and still does not recognize the harm in doing so. She exists in an irresponsible state, not perceiving that "she cannot have, and be, everything she wants whenever she wants it” (5) - and this is reflected in every single relationship she experiences. It is Catherine’s intrinsic immaturity and inability to progress from her childhood mindset that is the main catalyst not only in her in the other character’s

There is a great difference between the civilised and cultured Thrushcross Grange and the uncivilsed and savage Wuthering Heights in terms of the way of living ,the interiors as well as the characteristics of the people inside. Wuthering Heights lies on a top of a hill, while Thrushcross Grange is surrounded by a wall, a frontier between civilisation and rural economy and this shows the assossociation of one house to wilderness and the other to civilisation. Earnshaws works with the servants in the house and helps them, while the Lintons are busy spending their time playing piano, dressing elegantly and attending balls. Despite being neighboring households, the two houses are separated by miles, this is according to the huge difference between

The division of the classes were clear, and depending on which one, were often quite tough to succeed in. The majority of women belonged to the lower-class like Catherine Earnshaw was. Catherine knows that “if Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars” (72) Nelly agrees with Catherine, and marrying Edgar will give Catherine the opportunity to “escape from a disorderly, comfortless home into a wealthy respectable one” (Brontë 70). Catherine sees that social and financial stability requires being a lady, which erases the rebel she once was. It was not unusual for women to search for a man who was well

The “Wuthering Height” by Emily Bronte is a diamond in the treasures of English literature. At the beginning of the novel, it was a little sleepy and we would see some strange things in the house with Heathcliff, who was a very understanding person. However, a little chapter later, we would become increasingly drawn into the novel.

During this chapter, Nelly is rocking Hareton on her knee when Catherine enters the scene wishing for Nelly to keep a secret. Before Nelly can agree, Catherine proceeds to tell her that Edgar Linton has asked Catherine to marry him. Nelly encourages Catherine to tell her why she wishes to marry Edgar Linton and denies each explanation, claiming that he may not always be handsome, young and rich in concern with what Catherine finds appealing. At the end of the two characters’ conversation, Catherine concludes that she has no business marrying Edgar Linton and it would degrade her to marry Heathcliff. At this moment, Nelly becomes sensible of Heathcliff’s presence and his departure due to Catherine’s unfinished feelings toward Heathcliff. However, Nelly chooses to ignore the slight motion and holds back, deciding not to tell Catherine of his presents, and resisting the urge to tell Heathcliff Catherine’s true feelings. The dramatic movement of this scene not only displays Nelly’s true feelings toward Catherine as a “wicked unprincipled girl,” but also aids the speculation that Nelly is jealous of Catherine’s position in life. Having been raised alongside Catherine under a different social class, Nelly only becomes Catherine’s servant when she turned of age. Her jealousy of Catherine’s position in life may be reflected in the

In her novel Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë 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 Brontë 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

Many authors use the setting of a novel to illuminate certain values and principles in their writing. In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte utilizes this technique to enhance the theme of the work. The novel is set in a harsh environment in Northern England, highlighting two specific estates, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, as the main places of action. The dreary landscape and houses not only serve as the primary setting, but also as major symbols that aide in establishing the tone and enhancing the novel's theme of good versus evil.

It had, “.... a few stunted firs at the end of the house….” and, “the corners defended with large jutting stones” (Brontë 4). The ruins of Wuthering Heights made the household seem less noble and respected. A ruined home and structure compared them to the winsome Thrushcross Grange. The differences of the houses amplified the difference in class, stature, and ways of life. The ruins of Wuthering Heights made those living there have a different mindset and look as if they couldn’t reach the Thrushcross standards. Also, those who lived at Wuthering Heights had a much different attitude, this because Wuthering Heights nurtures those into whom they become. For instance, Catherine, after leaving Wuthering Heights came back Nelly describes her as, “ a very dignified person….” as opposed to, “a wild, hatless little savage” (Brontё 52). Her time at the ruined Wuthering Heights made her into a ruined and hateful girl herself. If Wuthering Heights resembled that of Thrushcross Grange then there would not be a shift in Catherine’s or anyone's character. In fact, the novel wouldn’t have a difference between the two settings, making both households equal.

The confinement that characters within the texts experience can be translated into modern values based on equality. In the novel, Catherine Earnshaw is constantly controlled by the circumstances that control her; she’s ruled by her father and Hindley throughout her childhood, restricted by her injury at Thrushcross Grange, and forced to marry Edgar because of her isolation from the rest of the world. Even in her passionate relationship with Heathcliff, which reflects the spontaneous, exciting nature of the Romantic period, Heathcliff

Like the beginnings of most novels, Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, starts it’s winding, dark tale with a time filled to the brim with the joyous adventures of childhood. Our main characters, Catherine and Heathcliff, begin their story as wild kids exploring the wilder moors of Yorkshire in the late 1700s, and as they reach adolescence, their growing feelings for each other are torn apart by misfortune and cruelty. As time passes and they begin to see the world for how it truly is, they are forced to address the afflictions within them and around them. In a disturbing tale twisted by loss, heartbreak, and devastation, Catherine and Heathcliff must face the harsh reality that they have created for themselves in their strife of greed and