"my landlord—the solitary neighbor that I shall be troubled with" (Brontë 1)
______________________________________________________________________________
The novel's introductory quote gives a concise and vague, yet proper description of the narrator's (Mr. Lockwood's) proprietor Heathcliff. Heathcliff's troublesome behaviors, despite his dissociation with others, define him best. For example, Heathcliff is rude to most creatures: after kicking his dog, he insists his dog is accustomed to isolation (4) and Mr. Lockwood says his tone “reveal [s] a genuine bad nature (8). In addition, this passage foreshadows external conflict between Lockwood and Heathcliff like when savage Heathcliff antagonizes Lockwood for describing his boring evening (19). Typically, when someone has a stressful night and screamed a comforting friend is nice, but Heathcliff refuses to fulfill the need for a sympathetic friend. Heathcliff's solitude results in his inferior looks and wealth when compared to …show more content…
Lockwood's description of females as "inhabitant[s] of the kitchen . . . flourishing a frying pan" (4) defines women as kitchen workers. Additionally, Lockwood depicts lames as lustful objects: "tucked-up gown[s], bare arms, and fire-flushed cheeks" (4). Unfortunately, this narrow thinking prevails today, despite modern movements to change this demoralizing definition of females. Likewise, Lockwood portrays men as "masters" to women, who know how to use two weapons: frying pans and their tongues (4). Contrarily, Catherine is "motionless and mute" (6) most of the time as she submits to her "master" Heathcliff. Moreover, men see women as cat lovers and animal caretakers like Lockwood does upon spotting "an obscure cushion full of something like cats" (7). Meanwhile, men are grumpy and rude in this novel as Heathcliff and Joseph
______________________________________________________________________________
The novel's introductory quote gives a concise and vague, yet proper description of the narrator's (Mr. Lockwood's) proprietor Heathcliff. Heathcliff's troublesome behaviors, despite his dissociation with others, define him best. For example, Heathcliff is rude to most creatures: after kicking his dog, he insists his dog is accustomed to isolation (4) and Mr. Lockwood says his tone “reveal [s] a genuine bad nature (8). In addition, this passage foreshadows external conflict between Lockwood and Heathcliff like when savage Heathcliff antagonizes Lockwood for describing his boring evening (19). Typically, when someone has a stressful night and screamed a comforting friend is nice, but Heathcliff refuses to fulfill the need for a sympathetic friend. Heathcliff's solitude results in his inferior looks and wealth when compared to …show more content…
Lockwood's description of females as "inhabitant[s] of the kitchen . . . flourishing a frying pan" (4) defines women as kitchen workers. Additionally, Lockwood depicts lames as lustful objects: "tucked-up gown[s], bare arms, and fire-flushed cheeks" (4). Unfortunately, this narrow thinking prevails today, despite modern movements to change this demoralizing definition of females. Likewise, Lockwood portrays men as "masters" to women, who know how to use two weapons: frying pans and their tongues (4). Contrarily, Catherine is "motionless and mute" (6) most of the time as she submits to her "master" Heathcliff. Moreover, men see women as cat lovers and animal caretakers like Lockwood does upon spotting "an obscure cushion full of something like cats" (7). Meanwhile, men are grumpy and rude in this novel as Heathcliff and Joseph