Two Generations
"Miss Cathy shrieked and stretched out her arms, as soon as she caught her father’s face looking from the window… I took a peep in to see after Linton. He was asleep in a corner, wrapped in a war, fur-lined cloak, as if it had been winter – a pale, delicate, effeminate boy, who might have been taken for my master’s younger brother…" (Brontë 206).
Explanation:
1. Ruffian
Sentence: “Catherine shall linger no longer to argue with the low ruffian – I have humored her enough” (Brontë 118).
Synonyms: thug and hoodlum
How it enhances the sentence: The word ruffian helps the audience to fully understand that the association of Heathcliff with a gypsy or thief has pervaded the entire town to the point where they regard him with prejudice without actually knowing anything about him, a truth which is plainly obvious in Edgar’s assumption that Heathcliff is a hoodlum even though nobody knows …show more content…
In the passage, Heathcliff refers to Linton as his “property” which indicates that while Heathcliff has no emotional ties to the boy nor any affection, he feels entitled to Linton simply because he is Linton’s biological father (Brontë 213). Additionally, Heathcliff’s lack of love for Linton is exhibited when Heathcliff refers to his son as “it” (Brontë 213). By refusing to call his son by name, Heathcliff emphasizes his disdain for the name Linton as well as his lack of interest in actually parenting the boy. Heathcliff acts like a farmer shopping for livestock as he examines Linton. Since Linton is perceived by Heathcliff as property, Heathcliff feels as though he has indirectly taken over the Linton family and can finally get his revenge since his son is the heir. Heathcliff is delighted to take as much as possible away from Edgar and the Linton family since he feels that he lost Catherine to their
"Miss Cathy shrieked and stretched out her arms, as soon as she caught her father’s face looking from the window… I took a peep in to see after Linton. He was asleep in a corner, wrapped in a war, fur-lined cloak, as if it had been winter – a pale, delicate, effeminate boy, who might have been taken for my master’s younger brother…" (Brontë 206).
Explanation:
1. Ruffian
Sentence: “Catherine shall linger no longer to argue with the low ruffian – I have humored her enough” (Brontë 118).
Synonyms: thug and hoodlum
How it enhances the sentence: The word ruffian helps the audience to fully understand that the association of Heathcliff with a gypsy or thief has pervaded the entire town to the point where they regard him with prejudice without actually knowing anything about him, a truth which is plainly obvious in Edgar’s assumption that Heathcliff is a hoodlum even though nobody knows …show more content…
In the passage, Heathcliff refers to Linton as his “property” which indicates that while Heathcliff has no emotional ties to the boy nor any affection, he feels entitled to Linton simply because he is Linton’s biological father (Brontë 213). Additionally, Heathcliff’s lack of love for Linton is exhibited when Heathcliff refers to his son as “it” (Brontë 213). By refusing to call his son by name, Heathcliff emphasizes his disdain for the name Linton as well as his lack of interest in actually parenting the boy. Heathcliff acts like a farmer shopping for livestock as he examines Linton. Since Linton is perceived by Heathcliff as property, Heathcliff feels as though he has indirectly taken over the Linton family and can finally get his revenge since his son is the heir. Heathcliff is delighted to take as much as possible away from Edgar and the Linton family since he feels that he lost Catherine to their