Lockwood , a man who rents a manor house called Thrushcross Grange in the isolated moor country of England, meets finally the dour landlord Mr. Heathcliff, Who from Mr. Lockwood's descriptions we can guess his appearances and personality. A wealthy Gentleman who lives in the ancient manor of Wuthering Heights but that man has dark-skin and somehow gruff and rough personality. The settings are telling us that something weird has happened so this man became the owner, and yes! Readers know more details once the housekeeper 'Nelly' starts to narrate the story through flashbacks recorded in diary entries and events are there presented out by Nelly. A Mix of feelings between love , hate and revenge controls the story, Event by event the reader can now understand the story of these two houses clearly. Catherine and Heathcliff's love story moved from the first generation to control the second generation as well, but how that happened? What happened to Catharine and how Heathcliff owns all this wealth although there's another man's man? In this essay, the novel Wuthering Heights will be discussed either if it's realism or romanticism one, also its ending will be highlighted to analyze if it was suitable or should include another classical end to that kind of novel.(West and …show more content…
The reader can't confirm a certain theme for that novel, as a result of the well combination between these different terms it includes. It’s a crossover novel between what scholars which called " Romanticism" and the term " realism" , in addition to the gothic and domestic terms. Wuthering Heights has a secure position in the canon of world literature, and Emily is revered as one of the finest writers—male or female—of the 19th century. Wuthering Heights is based partly on the Gothic tradition of the late 18th century, a style of literature that featured supernatural encounters, crumbling ruins, and grotesque imagery, seeking to create effects of mystery and fear. But Wuthering Heights transcends its genre in its sophisticated observation and artistic subtlety. As a shattering presentation of the doomed love affair between the fiercely passionate Catherine and Heathcliff, it remains one of the most haunting love stories in all of literature. Discussing the major two themes in the novel Realism and Romanticism, the definition of each one of them will help us much better to recognize its effect towards the novel. The Oxford English Dictionary defines Romanticism as “A movement in the arts and literature which originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. Often contrasted with