Unit Two Literature SAC: Adaptations And Wuthering Heights
Unit 2 Literature SAC: Adaptations and Wuthering Heights
Film/text comparison
Written in 1947, Emily Brontë’s supreme Gothic novel, ‘Wuthering Heights’ is told from several point of views, narrated firstly by Mr. Lockwood, followed by Ellen. Mr. Lockwood ventures over to Thrushcross Grange, a haunted mansion, in the midst of a violent storm and is forced to shelter for the night in a peculiar chamber which has been barren for many years. He then discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before- the intense passion and longing, between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. William Wyler’s 1939 film adaptation of the text, presents the novel through tension-evoking cinematography and carefully selected music to convey the Gothic atmosphere. This, along with the film being set at a more ‘alluring time period, allows the audience to view ‘Wuthering Heights’ under a different spotlight.
In the original novel, Emily …show more content…
The cinematography captures the very essence of the bleak, chilling, Yorkshire moors. Sound effects such as the crashing down of thunder and violently howling winds convey Catherine Earnshaw connection to the weather based on her emotions, also shown in the novel: “It was a very dark evening for summer: the clouds appeared inclined to thunder...approaching rain would be certain to bring him home without further trouble.”. The previous extract from the novel shows that the weather represents Catherine’s emotion of state, in this scene, noticeably gloomy and agitated. Throughout the film, the driving wind and rain dramatise the emotion-filled tension, casting a dark pall over the entire movie. The sound and cinematography assist the film in delivering the novel’s original Gothic tone and supernatural elements of horror, blending in with the novel’s description of the weather in the
Film/text comparison
Written in 1947, Emily Brontë’s supreme Gothic novel, ‘Wuthering Heights’ is told from several point of views, narrated firstly by Mr. Lockwood, followed by Ellen. Mr. Lockwood ventures over to Thrushcross Grange, a haunted mansion, in the midst of a violent storm and is forced to shelter for the night in a peculiar chamber which has been barren for many years. He then discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before- the intense passion and longing, between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. William Wyler’s 1939 film adaptation of the text, presents the novel through tension-evoking cinematography and carefully selected music to convey the Gothic atmosphere. This, along with the film being set at a more ‘alluring time period, allows the audience to view ‘Wuthering Heights’ under a different spotlight.
In the original novel, Emily …show more content…
The cinematography captures the very essence of the bleak, chilling, Yorkshire moors. Sound effects such as the crashing down of thunder and violently howling winds convey Catherine Earnshaw connection to the weather based on her emotions, also shown in the novel: “It was a very dark evening for summer: the clouds appeared inclined to thunder...approaching rain would be certain to bring him home without further trouble.”. The previous extract from the novel shows that the weather represents Catherine’s emotion of state, in this scene, noticeably gloomy and agitated. Throughout the film, the driving wind and rain dramatise the emotion-filled tension, casting a dark pall over the entire movie. The sound and cinematography assist the film in delivering the novel’s original Gothic tone and supernatural elements of horror, blending in with the novel’s description of the weather in the