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In Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, two seemingly contrasting worlds are created. In many ways, the two houses, Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights, represent good or light and evil or dark, respectively. This contrast is noticed upon inspection of their appearance, location, and inhabitants. The two houses do, however, share an ability to attract people and a struggle for dominance. Thrushcross Grange is initially described as “beautiful—a splendid place carpeted with crimson, and crimson-covered

Catherine's may be a gilded cage, but Isabella's is shockingly violent and merciless. The letter she writes to Nelly Dean recounts her experience in the house of Wuthering Heights and puts forth some very illuminating queries: "How did you contrive to preserve the common sympathies of human nature when you resided here?" and "Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad

landlord, his property and there history. Lockwood inquires to his house servant Nelly Dean to tell him the history behind Thrushcross Grange, The Heights and the elusive Mr.Heathcliff. Nelly agrees to humor Lockwoods demand and sets upon recounting all history she has witnessed to Mr.Lockwood, in which Lockwood write in his diary from her perspective. (Thus incorporating the true Narrator of this Novel) Nelly starts her story from the time that she became a servant as a young girl at Wuthering

When Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights England was going through a time of great change. It?s past agrarian society was changing and the common man was able to obtain wealth. Setting helps us to further understand the conflict between the natural world and cultured humanity, through the two main houses in text, and the social situation on the English Moors. Wuthering Heights uses this time of social unrest to develop the theme of the natural world in conflict with cultured humanity. An example

Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, establishes a hierarchy between lower class and middle class society by exploring the cultural and economic stratum characteristic of each class. Literacy, mannerisms, and eloquence form the determining factors for which class an individual will belong to. The novel singles out the working class individuals through these factors, but does not adhere strongly to the characteristics distinctive to each class. Instead Bronte suggests that through hard work and education

Agnieszka Lewczuk Engl. 319.77-01 Prof. Abigail Burnham Bloom 12/12/2017 Final Exam Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and Villette are three of the great novels that were written by Bronte sisters. Emily Bronte, and Charlotte Bronte that were a part of the Bronte literary family. The novel Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Bronte and was her first and only published novel and it was published in 1847. The book wasn’t an instant success but it changed many years later. Jane Eyre and Villette

Dean's bitter herbs." To make matters worse, he is vain, he often makes mistakes, it is very hard to trust his narrations and interpretations. The reader may not know the truth about many places in the novel, specifically in the ghost scene Nelly Dean is the other narrator in Wuthering Heights. Her narration also must be judged, not only does she have her own weaknesses as a narrator, but it is also reported in Lockwood's journal. Thus, not only do we have Nelly's biases, but we also have Lockwood's

ignorant and arrogant. Beautiful, free spirited, mischievous. In love with Heathcliff and she dies halfway through the book haunting him. She marries Linton more based on his position and breeding instead of Heathcliff whom she views as a brother. Nelly Dean: Narrator of the story. She’s a servant and grew up with the Earnshaw family so she is close to Catherine and later her daughter. Edgar and Isabella Linton: Brother and sister. Refined, well mannered, higher class than Heathcliff and Catherine

Nelly is confronted by Hareton. As a result of the confrontation, Nelly felt out of place compared to other characters involved with the family. She was of a lower status compared to Hareton as well as the other residents. At the same time it shows that Nelly is not scared of higher status, and can instantly confront it. It shows readers that Nelly is independent. 2. “Did she say she was grieved? ' he inquired, looking very serious. 'She cried when I told her you were off again this morning. '

a flogging” (46). Hindley negatively affected Heathcliff by unjustly punishing him through seclusion from the household and physical beatings. After being oppressed, Heathcliff became a wicked influence on the young and innocent Hareton. When Nelly Dean asked Hareton who taught him “swear at daddy”, he replied it was “Heathcliff”. Hareton also stated that Heathcliff promised that the curate will not step “over the threshold” (110). Heathcliff introduced the idea of rebellion and unruly behavior