Explain and discuss the importance of the setting to the actions of characters and events in 'Wuthering Heights' and 'I'm the king of the castle'

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Explain and discuss the importance of the setting to the actions of characters and events in ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘I’m the king of the castle’

I’m the king of the castle is written by Susan Hall. It was written post 1914.Susan Hill was born in Scarborough in Yorkshire 1942 and was educated at grammar schools there and later in Coventry. She took a degree in English at Kings College, London and established a literary reputation at a relatively young age. She has written many books including novels and short stories a number of which are aimed at young children.

I’m the king of the castle has four main characters: Mr Hooper the owner of Warings, and his son Edmund. Elina Kingshaw and Charles her son whom the book is revolved around. The book tells the story about Charles Kingshaw who comes with his mother to live at Warings with Mr Hooper and his son Edmund.

        Warings is a large house built by the first Joseph Hooper who was a successful businessman. The present Mr Hooper made no contribution to it and knows himself to be weak and unsuccessful, but he believes the house will provide him with the status he believes is right. Warings represents the family pride. The house is very isolated and has a dark and gloomy atmosphere, it is an ugly house holding no happy memories and creates a sombre atmosphere from the beginning. ‘Warings was ugly, it was entirely graceless, rather tall and badly angled, built out of dark red brick. The surrounding landscape, with its ancient yew trees and dark green rhododendrons reinforce the sense of gloom. ‘The yew trees had stood there before the house, the first Joseph Hooper had admired their solidity and denseness, the fact that they grew so slowly and were the longest lived of all trees.

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        Mr Hooper and his son do not have a very good relationship. It is very distant. Mr Hooper is not a man who shows much emotion, feeling and affection towards his son. His father does not talk to him much and does not really show him any love and affection, this may be partly responsible for why Hooper acts the way he does (Immature, childish, bossy, arrogant, selfish and cruel.) He has not had a mother or a motherly figure in his life and because his relationship with his father is distant and extremely unclose he has not had much ...

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