however Nelly Dean seems exempt from these expectations‚ causing the reader to question who is the true master and servant within the household. On page 102‚ "[Catherine] rang the bell till is broke with a twang‚" however‚ rather than rushing in as most servants should given the franticness of the bell ringing‚ Nelly "enter[s] leisurely." This singular event provides a plethora of insight into the relationship between master and servant. The reader is able to discern that‚ since it is Nelly recounting
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Mr. Lockwood‚ and the second is the most important. It is provided by Nelly Dean‚ who tells the story from a first-person perspective‚ and depicts the events that occur through her life at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Nelly Dean is a native of the moors and has lived all her life with the characters whose story she tells. Although she is an uneducated woman‚ Emily Bronte manages to express Nelly as a capable storyteller in two explanations. The first is how Lockwood
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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
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habitants: Those at Wuthering Heights tend to be strong‚ wild‚ and passionate whereas those at Thrushcross Grange are passive‚ civilized‚ and calm. Heathcliff is the personification of Wuthering Heights. Readers are introduced to Lockwood‚ an unreliable narrator who tries to make sense of his surroundings and his landlord. In doing so‚ his impressions provide readers with the first glimpse of Heathcliff‚ the main character. At the close of the chapter‚ Lockwood recognizes that Heathcliff has no desire
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How is Love Connected to Vengeance in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights’ is one of the most well-liked and highly regarded novels in British literature. Although the book shocked the Victorian society with the portrayal of the passionate‚ obsessive love of Heathcliff and Catherine‚ ’Wuthering Heights’ remains one of the most popular novels of the 20th century. Heathcliff and Catherine’s fervent and passionate love for one another is the key theme of the novel considering that
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Women’s rights have been a question greatly discussed for quite some time‚ and the debate is still continuing despite the possibilities offered to women today. Feminism nowadays has evolved into a movement in a number of directions‚ starting with women equality and ending with homosexuality. However‚ feminism originally is an ideology that is based on equal political‚ economic and social rights for women. Feminism theory deals with analysing women’s social roles and experiences in relation to gender
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and narrated by Ellen Dean (Nelly)‚ a servant of both Catherine Earnshaw and her daughter‚ Catherine Linton. Emily Brontë must have thought she was the most convenient of characters to narrate this novel as Nelly was alive through each generation of both the Earnshaw and Linton families. Had someone like Catherine Earnshaw narrated the novel‚ it might have finished at her death or would have switched narration. Also‚ this could have made the narration more bias‚ whereas Nelly‚ who still plays a reasonably
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of Heathcliff with the lowly word "degradation"‚ Nelly‚ the narrator‚ tells Lockwood how Heathcliff and Catherine (the mother of Cathy) grow more reckless daily without parental guidance. Nelly recalls these events right before Catherine is injured and stays at Thrushcross Grange for five weeks. Nelly also said that Heathcliff and Catherine "promised... to grow up rude as savages." The punishments the two received from Joseph and the Curate‚ Nelly notes‚ haven’t helped her increase the "small power"
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(Volume 2)‚ Nelly’s report of the story; last four chapters‚ Hareton and Cathy’s relationship. In general‚ The plot is dense and fast moving. The first three chapters take place in 1801‚ when Mr. Lockwood meet Heathcliff (his landlord) in Wuthering Heights. There‚ he also meets Hareton Earnshaw‚ Cathy Linton‚ Joseph and Zillah. The strange behaviour of the inhabitants and his nightmare‚ make him feel curiosity about them. Back in Thrushcross Grange‚ he asks his servant‚ Nelly‚ to tell
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bring Heathcliff home. This leaves a bad taste in Hindley’s mouth that will not go away. "Cathy‚ when she learnt the master had lost her whip in attending on the stranger‚ she showed her humour by grinning and spitting at the little thing." (33) Nelly says‚ "So‚ from the very beginning he bred bad feeling in the house; and at Mrs. Earnshaw’s death‚ which happened in less than two years after‚ the young master had learnt to regard his father as an oppressor rather than a friend‚ and Heathcliff as
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