Relationships between people change every day. Whether it's due to distance or inner conflict, people grow distant, and childhood friends or relations become strangers. We see this in chapter seven of Wuthering Heights when Catherine returns home from being with the Lintons.
Chapter seven is told from the point of view of Miss. Nelly Dean, the caretaker for the Earnshaws. Miss. Dean, as Lockwood realizes, offers an inside scoop on the melodrama that is the Linton and Earnshaw’s life. She describes the moment in which Catherine returns home after spending five weeks in the Linton’s home, recovering from being bitten by a dog. She’s changed, now instead of acting like “ ...a wild, hatless little savage...”; Catherine behaved like a dignified lady. However, as Catherine changed for the better, Heathcliff was left unattended, uneducated, and alone. For example, Nelly describes how Catherine laughed at Heathcliff for his state of dirty undress. Consequently, this …show more content…
Dean’s attention to specific detail enhances not only Catherine’s physical change, but also her change in mannerism. For example, Ms. Dean describes how Catherine “...dared hardly touch..” the dogs”...lest they fawn all over her splendid garments.” Before going away Catherine would not have cared over such trivial things. Furthermore, Catherine would never have cared about Heathcliff’s appearance, but as she said she’s “...used to Edgar and Isabella Linton..”and their timid, well-behaved manners. Compared to them Heathcliff was a savage and discourteous child. He turns his embarrassment into resentment, and even hatred toward the Lintons for turning his friend against him.
In conclusion, Emily Bronte uses many literary devices to demonstrate the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Point of View, diction, and detail are some of the few things that help make this chapter so important. They help embody the change experienced though Nelly Dean’s eyes, and her retelling to
Chapter seven is told from the point of view of Miss. Nelly Dean, the caretaker for the Earnshaws. Miss. Dean, as Lockwood realizes, offers an inside scoop on the melodrama that is the Linton and Earnshaw’s life. She describes the moment in which Catherine returns home after spending five weeks in the Linton’s home, recovering from being bitten by a dog. She’s changed, now instead of acting like “ ...a wild, hatless little savage...”; Catherine behaved like a dignified lady. However, as Catherine changed for the better, Heathcliff was left unattended, uneducated, and alone. For example, Nelly describes how Catherine laughed at Heathcliff for his state of dirty undress. Consequently, this …show more content…
Dean’s attention to specific detail enhances not only Catherine’s physical change, but also her change in mannerism. For example, Ms. Dean describes how Catherine “...dared hardly touch..” the dogs”...lest they fawn all over her splendid garments.” Before going away Catherine would not have cared over such trivial things. Furthermore, Catherine would never have cared about Heathcliff’s appearance, but as she said she’s “...used to Edgar and Isabella Linton..”and their timid, well-behaved manners. Compared to them Heathcliff was a savage and discourteous child. He turns his embarrassment into resentment, and even hatred toward the Lintons for turning his friend against him.
In conclusion, Emily Bronte uses many literary devices to demonstrate the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Point of View, diction, and detail are some of the few things that help make this chapter so important. They help embody the change experienced though Nelly Dean’s eyes, and her retelling to