One of the interesting literary devices Emily uses in Wuthering Heights is paring. The contrasting families, houses, and narrators. In the book, characters’ names double up to show the lack of change between parents and children. These are all instances where Emily uses pairing to similarities and differences. Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronté, was widely criticized by its readers and received almost no popularity. The first person who openly praised the book was Charlotte Bronté, Emily’s sister. The Victorian society disliked the violent characters represented in the book. The view of this book has gradually and dramatically changed over the centuries. Wuthering Heights is now seen as an excellent story, viewing the more distasteful side
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Wuthering Heights, the Earnshaw’s home, and Thrushcross Grange, the Linton’s home. Wuthering Heights, much like the people living in it, is driven by nature, the house has vines covering the outer walls and weeds on the stone path. The Linton’s house and those in it, by contrast, are driven by social expectation, their home is orderly and well kept. The Linton family is refined by popular opinion and well mannered. The Earnshaw family starts out as genuinely decent people, but as time moves on they become more aggressive and less sensible. The family relationship begins to degrade when Mr. Earnshaw brings home an abandoned child, named Heathcliff, instead of the toys he promised to purchase for Catherine and Hindley. After Mrs. Earnshaw dies, Mr. Earnshaw begins to grow fonder of Heathcliff than Hindley. Heathcliff develops a deep, unchanging fascination and relationship with his half sister Catherine, only growing stronger and more intense with age. One night he and Catherine spy on the Linton family, whom they believe to be pathetic. During the adventure, Catherine is attacked by the Linton’s guard dog and she is taken inside where they keep her for several weeks. Catherine returns home angry at the Lintons for treating her poorly.
When Mr. Earnshaw dies, Hindley returns from his formal education as the heir to Wuthering Heights and its large inheritance. Hindley, still holding resentment toward Heathcliff, who had been living a pampered, haughty life, begins treating him like a common servant, much to Heathcliff’s anger. Both houses clash quite often in the book and dislike each other with a
Wuthering Heights, the Earnshaw’s home, and Thrushcross Grange, the Linton’s home. Wuthering Heights, much like the people living in it, is driven by nature, the house has vines covering the outer walls and weeds on the stone path. The Linton’s house and those in it, by contrast, are driven by social expectation, their home is orderly and well kept. The Linton family is refined by popular opinion and well mannered. The Earnshaw family starts out as genuinely decent people, but as time moves on they become more aggressive and less sensible. The family relationship begins to degrade when Mr. Earnshaw brings home an abandoned child, named Heathcliff, instead of the toys he promised to purchase for Catherine and Hindley. After Mrs. Earnshaw dies, Mr. Earnshaw begins to grow fonder of Heathcliff than Hindley. Heathcliff develops a deep, unchanging fascination and relationship with his half sister Catherine, only growing stronger and more intense with age. One night he and Catherine spy on the Linton family, whom they believe to be pathetic. During the adventure, Catherine is attacked by the Linton’s guard dog and she is taken inside where they keep her for several weeks. Catherine returns home angry at the Lintons for treating her poorly.
When Mr. Earnshaw dies, Hindley returns from his formal education as the heir to Wuthering Heights and its large inheritance. Hindley, still holding resentment toward Heathcliff, who had been living a pampered, haughty life, begins treating him like a common servant, much to Heathcliff’s anger. Both houses clash quite often in the book and dislike each other with a