Characters in Wuthering Heights

novel named Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte follows down a similar path comparing itself to society by having two families with two houses. One of these house’s, in particular, is much less of an eyesore and is surrounded by the beauty which is the former Linton’s residence. Then you have the Heights an eyesore by many, but still with much respect owned by the Earnshaw’s. However, when speaking the striking differences between the two residences, the Earnshaw’s of Wuthering Heights acquire an…

In the novel Wuthering Heights, one theme presented is that people change over time. Whether we are able to acknowledge it or not, change always occurs for the best or for the worst. As it took place with Catherine, due to a series of events she returned from Thrushcross Grange to Wuthering Heights a different person. As a result, her relationship with Heathcliff shifted from attached to misunderstanding and isolated As Cathy returns from Thrushcross Grange, we can observe that she returns as a…

attraction to Edger. This transformation is the first step which leads for her separation from Heathcliff and her consequent misery.28 Heathcliff on the other hand, has been transformed. Nelly describes his change when he returns back to Wuthering Heights after several years: He had grown a tall, athletic, well-formed man; beside whom my master seemed quite slender and youth-like. His upright carriage suggested the idea of his having been in the army. His countenance was much older in…

It would seem that both Wuthering Heights and The Great Gatsby, despite being written at different times for different audiences, portray women as the downfall of men. However, when looking closer at the two novels it is debatable whether the female characters are the sole reason for the male’s downfall. Brontë is writing in Victorian England, setting her novel on wild and bleak moors, which is extremely different to Fitzgerald’s American novel written in 1925 and set in the summer of 1922 on…

Cathy’s Sacrifice In Wuthering Heights, many characters face difficult situations in which they must either fend for themselves and watch those around them suffer or put their own desires and comforts at risk to help their peers. No character exemplifies this struggle as well as young Catherine Linton, better known as Cathy. Cathy had “a heart sensitive and lively to excess in its affections”, and was the light of the Thrushcross Grange with her loving disposition, which ultimately leads to…

The novel Wuthering Heights takes place in the 19th century where societal pressure held utmost importance. During those times, individuals with higher social standing are expected to act in accordance with the proper standards that they should not involve themselves with…

was almost impossible to get a divorce as it was seen as a union made by God and therefore unbreakable. It also communicates a lot about Jane’s character as she holds her morals and faith above the merits…

Caitlin Moran Real Love Is Not Unhealthy The romantic love plots in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontё take form in selfishness and attraction. Many of the relationships described in the book were never sincere. However, it is possible to argue that Cathy and Heathcliff had the most genuine relationship out of all the couples in Wuthering Heights, but did that make it a healthy one? Cathy and Heathcliff were soulmates, but also each other's downfall. Their love was unconventional, making their…

Wuthering Heights, first and only novel written by British author Emily Brontë, was published in England in the year 1847. Emily Jane Brontë was born on the 30th of July 1818 in the north of England. Emily and her siblings were educated at home by their father and aunt due to the death of their sister Elizabeth, who caught typhoid while being at school. Furthermore, Emily was a very unsocial individual; she didn't have many friends and didn't quite enjoy travelling either since it made her feel…

changeling tradition. Hareton’s hostility towards Heathcliff can also be attributed to his own preconceptions about Heathcliff’s racial identity. Hareton refers to Heathcliff as a “gipsy,” a member of a group of people that “…in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights appears in contrast as a demonic figure for the countercolonization of memory and the erosion of Western identity under ‘native’ influence.” (Trumpener pg. 871). When Hareton accuses Heathcliff of “wheedling [his] father out of all he…