Wuthering Heights

there are often similar scenarios where such a theme works its way into the story. Such a theme usually presents itself in the form of a triumph over a way of thinking: it is more of a mental victory than a physical victory. Such is the case in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, when characters admit to themselves that their actions have been destructive, showing that in order to achieve true…

Real change takes time. It is not for the impatient or hurried. Hollywood is no exception. Gender inequality is rampant in film careers in Hollywood. For screenwriters, we appear to be in the midst of change. As Sherry Lansing broke through the celluloid ceiling in 1980 when she became the first woman studio head, “female screenwriters appear to have made a breakthrough over the last three years, with an unusually high representation in the top 20 UK independent films (37%) and profitable UK…

3. Serial novels / 19th c. fiction In this section I am going to explain how important and relevant the serialization in Dickens´works is. As the Norton Anthology of English Literature says “The Victorian era was a period of dramatic change that brought England to its highest point of development as a world power. The rapid growth of London, from a population of 2 million when Victoria came to the throne to one of 6.5 million by the time of Victoria's death, indicates the dramatic transition…

In this pre-rational, I’ll be exploring the Gothic genre in regards to its history, development, the key elements that classify certain literature as Gothic and the authors that made this genre successful. Next, I’ll examine the themes and content of my chosen text, Dracula and how it classifies as gothic literature in regards to the key elements. I’ll also discuss a handful of adaptations made based on Stoker’s Dracula over the centuries and how well they did regarding their interpretation as…

Love is one of the main themes in literature; it is present in the works of all time, from mythology to nowadays. Numerous philosophers’ thought together about this theme without managing to determine it’s meaning. In spite of the difficulty to give a meaning to this term, we know that love is an attachment we carry for someone. However, love takes a meaning when it is shared or lived. Which excludes for example the love of the nature or the love for shopping because there isn’t any reciprocity.…

The Alice of 1880, from “The Oke of Okehurst”, has a connection with Alice of 1626 and her lover Lovelock akin to that displayed between Heathcliff and Catherine. This ghost story, though written around forty years after Wuthering Heights, provides similar psychological elements, revealing that the topic remains relevant even into the late 19th century “when theories about hallucination and its relation to the troubled psyche were in circulation” (Liggins 5). In both, desperate individuals use…

that love can be used in a variety of ways because this theme can have unseen twists and turns throughout it, as well as many different endings. The theme of love has been used in plenty of famous stories and plays, such as Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice (“Love”). Love is important to these stories (and others) because it has been used as early as Greek and Roman mythology writings and continued throughout time(“Love”). As stated in “Love in…

The entire bedroom was enclosed in a blanket of darkness. I could hear my sisters, Lillian and Angela, breathing lightly as sleep came across them. I edged my way to the little bookcase next to my bed and my hand fumbled across it; I felt my horse figurines, a few hairclips, and a notebook, but I didn’t need those things now. Finally, my hand located my mini yellow flashlight I had earned at that year’s summer reading program. Grasping it tightly, I retreated to my pillow and reached underneath…

I romanticized the idea of a library full of leather-bound books by authors long since passed. Therefore, I started with classic novels, the books everyone includes on must-read-before-you-die lists. I enjoyed Wuthering Heights, A Tale of Two Cities, and The Picture of Dorian Gray. My favorite thing about these books was the difference in language between then and now. I was able to introduce older vocabulary into my everyday speech that was more expressive than what…

The first day of my English Composition One class has resulted in the formation of four different groups of young minds who have all come together to further their knowledge and better their writing skills. My group, affectionately titled Group Two, consists of two high school students and two eager minds who just graduated from high school themselves. Of the four of us, there is only one boy. I am quite happy with the members of my group, and believe that we will all be able to help one…