Complete Summary and Analysis of Wuthering Heights by Bronte Uploaded by claire32 on Aug 25‚ 2006 | | | Complete Summary and Analysis of "Wuthering Heights" by Bronte Throughout the novel characters are prejudged by their race‚ class‚ or education. When Heathcliff is first introduced he is described as a dark skinned boy with dark hair‚ and because of this people are prejudiced against him. He is called a ‘gypsy’ numerous times‚ and the Lintons treat him badly and send him away from
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In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights‚ readers are introduced to a variety of conflicts and clashing characteristics. Even though this is common in many novels‚ many of these conflicts take place within one character then progress into external conflicts between characters. For example what caused Catherine to pick Edgar over Heathcliff? Did she love Edgar more? Or was her love for him forged by her superego as defined in Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams? Even the character herself is
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true of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. In fact‚ the entire novel could be analyzed using comparison and contrast. Examples of the "clashing contrasts" are found in the violence between Heathcliff and Edgar‚ Heathcliff and Linton‚ Heathcliff and Hindley‚ Catherine and Isabella‚ and Heathcliff and Isabella. Other contrasts which serve to explicate the plot and relationships are the differences between Heathcliff and Edgar‚ Hareton and Linton‚ and Nelly and Lockwood. Edgar and Heathcliff are the perfect
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rejection. When Mr. Earnshaw brings him to Wuthering Heights‚ he is viewed as a thing rather than a child. Mrs. Earnshaw was ready to fling it out the doors‚ while Nelly put it on the landing of the stairs hoping that it would be gone the next day. Hindley had a deep sibling rivalry for the child. Without having done anything to deserve rejection‚ Heathcliff is made to feel like an outsider. Following the death of Mr. Earnshaw‚ Heathcliff suffers cruel mistreatment at the hands of Hindley. It seems that
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their tragic fates‚ but also cause the tragedy of others. The brutal abuse and insult to Heathcliff by Hindley - the son of old Mr. Earnshaw‚ is the main cause of Heathcliff’s complete lattice distortion. The way he treats Heathcliff is enough to make a saint monster. To Hindley‚ Heathcliff is the worst thing in the world for he usurps his father’s love and his privilege‚ therefore Hindley has grasped every opportunity to discriminate against
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throughout their childhoods. Significant examples include Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff‚ who are both influenced by Hindley’s poor role modeling‚ causing the former to adopt both verbal & physical violence towards her beloved‚ and the former to take his revenge with treachery and violence. Some of them are indulged to be violent‚ and Hindley is certainly one of them. With Mr Earnshaw’s ignorance and also after his death‚ Hindley employs constant‚ both verbal and physical maltreatment towards Heathcliff
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of them conceal. Throughout the chapters of the novel‚ three major characters make an appearance and reveal their cruelty towards one another. These three major characters that may catch the eye of a reader for their cruel actions are Heathcliff‚ Hindley and Catherine. Inside of this novel‚ the cruel actions of the characters have driven the plot of the set story. For example‚ Heathcliff‚ the occupant at Wuthering Heights‚ has evolved into quite a cruel man. From a poor gypsy soul rose a cruel‚ arrogant
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jealous of Catherine and Edgar’s marriage. An example to support this is when Heathcliff hears Catherine agree to marry Edgar Linton “it would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now” (Bronte 114) he leaves Wuthering Heights. The degrading of Heathcliff by Hindley‚ of forcing him into a lower social status results in Heathcliff’s unworthiness in Catherine’s eyes. This leads him into a jealous lifestyle that causes him to carry out his evil actions. Returning years later‚ Heathcliff
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Love is considered ordinate when two individuals have deep affections and respect for one another. In Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë‚ Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw have deep and sincere love for each other. They spent most of their childhood with one another. The love that Heathcliff and Catherine experience is pure and true. They both contributed different yet special things towards their distinctive relationship. The trust and affection between them would have made the greatest love one
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result of not being able to deal with their haunting past. Heathcliff‚ from Wuthering Heights‚ didn’t have an easy past. He’s an orphan that was brought to Wuthering Heights by Mr. Earnshaw. Although Heathcliff was accepted by Mr. Earnshaw and Catherine‚ Hindley always disliked him. After Mr. Earnshaw’s death‚ Hindley becomes the master of Wuthering Heights; he mistreats Heathcliff and prevents him from getting a proper education and is forced to labor as one of the servants; however‚ “under Hindley’s
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