Wuthering Heights - How does Bront present Catherine
Adeebah Iqbal Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights How does Brontë present Catherine in Chapter 12, pages 122-124? Catherine earnshaw is one of the most significant characters in Wuthering Heights, as the novel is based on her uncontrollable, passionate love for Heathcliff, and its devastating consequences. Therefore, Brontë displays Catherine in many ways, for example in her youth she is shown as strong-willed, carefree and rebellious. However, in the chosen extract Cathy is shown as highly agitated and delusional. Much of the language and structure in the extract shows dimensions of Cathy's character, and the feelings which she is experiencing, as well as reflecting the attitudes and values seen in Victorian times. The syntax throughout the extract is one of long complex sentences; for example the paragraph beginning "a minute previously she was violent..." is one sentences separated by punctuation. It is not rare for this syntax to be used in Victorian novel as it was commonly used by Victorian authors. The novel focuses on the mysterious connection Cathy feels with Heathcliff, who is her soul mate and more herself then she is. However, upon seeking higher status Cathy breaks the connection and marries Edgar Linton, consequently the line "That's a Turkey's, she murmured to herself," shows the deep isolation she feel upon leaving Heathcliff. She is reduced to
Explore Brontes presentation of Mr. Rochester as a Byronic hero in Jane Eyre.
Explore Bronte's presentation of Mr. Rochester as a Byronic hero in Jane Eyre. Bronte's literary character of Rochester is often referred to as the "Byronic" Rochester: a dark, somewhat mysterious, and perhaps even criminal protagonist. To a certain extent, the character of Mr. Rochester embodies many of the characteristics of the Byronic hero; however, in many respects Bronte has made Mr. Rochester quite conventional. It is other characters in Jane Eyre who mistakenly characterize him as such, but Bronte, through Rochester's own actions and words, ultimately rejects this categorization of Rochester as a Byronic hero. In Chapter 11 of Jane Eyre, Jane asks of Mrs. Fairfax, "What, in short, is his character?" To this Mrs. Fairfax replies, "He is rather peculiar, perhaps: he has traveled a great deal, and seen a great deal of the world, I should think. I dare say he is clever". This account by Mrs. Fairfax of her master establishes Rochester as a sort of wanderer. Similarly, there is the account of Rochester's promiscuous travel throughout Europe before his marriage to Bertha, where he has an affair with Celine Varens. Several times throughout the novel Rochester mysteriously arrives at and departs from Thornfield Hall, and frequently the residents of Thornfield must wonder at his return, as does Jane at the opening of Chapter 17: "A week passed, and no news arrived of Mr.
Wuthering Heights storyline
WUTHERING HEIGHTS In the late winter months of 1801, a man named Lockwood rents a manor house called Thrushcross Grange in the isolated moor country of England. Here; he meets his dour landlord, Heathcliff, a wealthy man who lives in the ancient manor of Wuthering Heights, four miles away from the Grange. In this wild, stormy countryside, Lockwood asks his housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to tell him the story of Heathcliff and the strange denizens of Wuthering Heights. Nelly consents, and Lockwood writes down his recollections of her tale in his diary; these written recollections form the main part of Wuthering Heights. Nelly remembers her childhood. As a young girl, she works as a servant at Wuthering Heights for the owner of the manor, Mr Earnshaw, and his family. One day, Mr Earnshaw goes to Liverpool and returns home with an orphan boy whom he will raise with his own children. At first, the Earnshaw children - a boy named Hindley and his younger sister Catherine - detest the dark-skinned Heathcliff. But Catherine quickly comes to love him, and the two soon grow inseparable, spending their days playing on the moors. After his wife's death, Mr Earnshaw grows to prefer Heathcliff to his own son, and when Hindley continues his cruelty to Heathcliff, Mr Earnshaw sends Hindley away to college, keeping Heathcliff nearby. Three years later, Mr Earnshaw dies, and Hindley inherits
Compare and contrast the ways women are presented in both 'Wuthering Heights' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Compare and contrast the ways women are presented in both 'Wuthering Heights' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire' 'Wuthering Heights' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire' both centre around male and female relationships and the human emotions associated with this. It is therefore not surprising that Brontë and Williams have focused on creating such powerful characterisation within the texts, both have deliberated on painting very strong, vivid female characters and it is interesting to see regardless of the difference in setting, era and circumstances, how the female characters in both texts can be compared. The vulnerability of women is explored in both texts. Both Blanche and Catherine have an almost child-like helplessness which perhaps could be viewed as both the product and the cause of their shared madness. Blanche is introduced to the audience instantly as a vulnerable creature. The stage directions in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' describe her as 'dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat.' On one hand, this portrays an image of elegance and glamour as she is well dressed, but on the other hand we can also depict from this a sense of fragility which is also reflected in her resemblance to a moth. The colour white has been used symbolically on Blanche to create an image of purity and innocence, something untainted that
Wuthering Heights. The narrative tale tells the story of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.
Wuthering Heights' first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell is written by Emily Bronte and it is her only novel. Emily Bronte used the name 'Ellis Bell' due to the fact that this book was published in the 1800's when women hardly had any rights therefore Emily Bronte thought it better to use a male name as both her sister's did. The word 'Wuthering' means turbulent weather in Yorkshire language; therefore it is used to describe the disastrous weather on the moors where this story is based. This book uses very old and intricate language as it is set way back in the 1800's. The haunting intensity of Catherine Earnshaw's attachment to Heatchcliff is the focus of this novel in which relations between men and women are described with an emotional and imaginative power unparalleled in English fiction. The narrative tale tells the story of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them. Catherine and Heathcliff had always been very close to each other and were always indivisible. But miserably, they were indeed separated many times due to many various reasons. Catherine and Heathcliff turned into soul mates only a few days after Mr Earnshaw found a 'black gypsy' wandering on the silent and violent streets of Liverpool and decided to
Write an account of Helen Burns last night done from her perspective.
Write a Page on Your First Impressions of Nora from "A Doll's House". When we first meet Nora she enters with a bag on presents after ringing the doorbell, this would at once strike an audience as strange as despite the fact that Nora lives in this house she must ring the doorbell in order to enter it which thus gives us the impression that perhaps she isn't as free as we are later led to believe. On Nora's first entrance she is shown to be quite immature as she acts very child-like and as the season is Christmas Nora is happy and joyous mirroring the time of year as she 'continues to laugh happily to herself' showing that she is cheerful. On its own this wouldn't strike an audience as strange added with her other childish actions such as the way she 'tiptoes' to listen 'at her husband's door' and also the way she clandestinely wipes her mouth after she "pops the bag of macaroons in her pocket" which is a similar action a child would make if they were about to be caught eating something they shouldn't. Nora is shown to be more child-like than the adult she supposedly is through her speech as uses phrases just 'a tiny bit' when she talks of shopping or "lots and lots of money". This makes her sound very childish and so adds to the little girl image that has been built up thus far. We can also deduce that Nora likes to spend money and does this a lot as her husband, Torvald,
Analysis of the Tension in Chapter XXXVI
Analysis of the Tension in Chapter XXXVI. This chapter of Jane Eyre is extremely tense and though the levels of tension vary throughout the reader remains apprehensive. As Jane remembers her life at Thornfield the atmosphere is more peaceful, however when she discovers that Thornfield is a ruin the reader shares Jane's shock and experiences her whirlwind of emotions as she wonders where Rochester is, how it happen and when it happen. The levels lower slightly towards the end but soon rise as Jane begins her journey to Ferndean. At the beginning of the chapter, when Jane is preparing to leave Moor House, we begin to feel her excitement and apprehension through Bronte's use of short sentences such as 'I rose at dawn.' Through this the reader feels more involved and it creates a staccato-like tension as Jane prepares to leave. However at this point the reader has not been directly told that she is going to Thornfield and though we assume that this where she has gone to 'inquire' we cannot be certain, thus making the reader curious to read on. Jane then remembers Rochester's Call across the moors and describes to us the effect that this has had on her. However this does not make the reader worried or tense, Jane appears to be invigorated and sees it as 'an inspiration' rather than an experience to worry her. Through this whole paragraph the reader feels as though they are Jane's
How do the writers of Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies?
How do the writers of Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies? Howard Jenkins 11R How do the writers of Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies? In the novels Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men both novels are protesting about social injustices. These injustices lead to many of the characters being outsiders or they are outsiders because they don't fit into accepted conventions. People are outsiders due to injustices and their differences. One of the techniques that both Charlotte Bronte and John Steinbeck use to show both Jane and Crooks as outsiders is by making them ranked lower socially compared to those around them. In Jane Eyre Jane is ranked lower than her Aunt and cousins as they are middle-class and she is someone from the lower class living in their house. This creates the impression on the reader that she is an outsider in their middle-class world very effectively. She is looked down on by her Aunt and cousins as if she does not deserve the respect that a servant would get as at least a servant works for their food and room. This attitude has been conveyed to the servants and Miss Abbott notes, "She is worse than a servant for she does nothing for her keep." This technique works very effectively to show that Jane is an outsider. In Of Mice and Men
How Does Bronte Make You Feel Sympathy For Jane Eyre?
Adam Ward 10H December 5th 2001 How Does Bronte Make You Feel Sympathy For Jane Eyre? This story is written in a first person narrative, so it helps us sympathize with Jane as you share her thoughts and feelings. Jane was an orphan. Her maternal uncle looked after her, but later died. She then lives with her Aunt Mrs. Reed and her three cousins. (Mrs. Reed is Jane's uncle's widow.) There is a lack of relationship in the family in which she now lives in. Mrs. Reed made a promise, on Jane's' uncles' deathbed that she would look after Jane, but because they weren't maternally related there was no love and warmth from them. Bronte first makes you sympathize for Jane as she is sent to the Red Room, where her maternal uncle died, as a punishment, for retaliating to John, as he hit her. Despite her injury, her aunt has no sympathy for Jane. All the blame gets put on Jane and her cousin John gets away unpunished. This shows favoritism making you sympathize with Jane as she is bullied and blamed. Jane is a young girl, terrified by the Red Room, because of the death of her uncle; " I resisted all the way." This shows that Jane does not want to go there and will do anything not to go there, as she acts out of character, by kicking and screaming. This makes you sympathize for Jane as I seems as if she is being tortured and
Wuthering Heights - is Heathcliffe a fiend from hell or a victim of social predjudice
Is Heathcliff a fiend from hell or a victim of social prejudice? Heathcliff is not inherently evil, but rather he is a victim of the judgement and social prejudices of Victorian Society. Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights explores the deep romantic connection between Catherine Linton and the dark-skinned gypsy, Heathcliff and the effect their supernatural relationship has on their heirs. Initially, through Nelly's interpretation, Heathcliff is seen as the villain of the novel unjustifiably upsetting the lives of the novels most innocent characters. However, on deeper analysis of Nelly's unreliable story, it becomes evident that Heathcliff's satanic actions stem from his deprivation of love and sympathy. As well as society's assumption that he is merely more than "an imp from Satan." Heathcliff's villainous actions stem from his lack of love and sympathy as a child. Found "as good as dumb in the streets of Liverpool" Heathcliff experiences neglect from an early age. Not even after being found by Mr Earnshaw who "took to Heathcliff strangely ... petting him up far above Cathy" does Heathcliff ever experience belonging. Through his childhood at Wuthering Heights Heathcliff has to stand Hindley's abuse and be forced to live like a servant after Mr Earnshaw's death. This treatment he receives as a child reflects on the way he treats the other characters in the novel, in particular
