Wuthering Heights

The love between Heathcliff and Catherine, the protagonist of “Wuthering Heights” a novel written by Emily Bronte, has grown to be complicated. This passage used from chapter seven, allows the reader to have a clear idea of how the relationship between this two has developed into a livid relationship. There are many devices in this passage that serve the reader understand the development of the relation. For example, the 1st person point of view used to clarify the argument, the strong diction that deciphers how Heathcliff is feeling, and the specific details used by the author to give the readers a vivid image. Although many people think that the first person point of view used in “Wuthering Heights” does not help the reader understand the development of the relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff, in reality, the point of view used in this passage helps to elucidate the argument between them. For example, when Catherine makes a joke about Heathcliff’s skin color and how dirty he was, Heathcliff gets deranged. Consequently, they start having a quarrel between each …show more content…
The strong diction found in the passage represents how Heathcliff is feeling about the quarrel he had with Catherine. For example, when Heathcliff says “I shall not stand to be laughed at, I shall not bear it!” This is a clear example of how Catherine’s diction affected Heathcliff, which made him lose his temper and exclaim how he felt. Additionally, not only was Heathcliff the one who felt emotional, so was Catherine. For example, Catherine became irritated by the fact that Heathcliff would shake hands, so she “ could not hinder” herself because of it. The strong diction use in this passage is an important part of the development of the relationship between these two