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    The Importance of the Setting in Wuthering Heights There are numerous approaches to analyzing and understanding a novel‚ with the setting being one of utmost importance. It is one of the first aspects noted by readers because it can potentially increase their identification of specific motifs‚ and subsequently themes‚ through repetitively emphasizing the natural setting that penetrates conversations‚ incidences‚ thoughts‚ and behaviors. The author typically creates a setting that facilitates

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    The raising of the children in Wuthering Heights seemed to be mostly done by the nannies. In fact‚ the story is mainly told from the perspective of Nelly Dean‚ the housekeeper of Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. Upper-class parents delegated the entire care of their children to a nurse or a "nanny". The nanny and the children occupied a separate wing or floor of the house. Ideally‚ the wing or floor had a day nursery‚ one or more night nurseries for children of different ages‚ bedrooms

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    Wuthering Heights Summer Reading Criticism & Assignment ~ 50 points Directions: After reading Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights‚ read and annotate - annotating is not simply highlighting (5 points) - Federico’s criticism of the novel. Staple this handout with all your annotations to the back of your typed assignment. Type your responses to the following questions in MLA format: 1. What is thesis statement of the essay (10 points); 2. Do you agree or disagree with the analysis/thesis presented in the

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    brought to Wuthering Heights as a child and eventually ends up owning it; Catherine Earnshaw‚ a woman Heathcliff falls in love with but eventually dies in childbirth; Edgar Linton‚ Heathcliff’s archenemy who marries Catherine; and Ellen Dean‚ a.k.a. Nelly‚ who is the narrator of the story. The overall conflict of the story is that Heathcliff has always loved Catherine‚ who also loves him‚ but never end up together because Catherine marries Edgar Linton instead to raise her status and wealth‚ and then dies

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    various scenes with both Cathy‚ Edgar Linton’s daughter‚ to get what he desired. Furthermore‚ he used Nelly Dean to force certain events that encouraged the uprising of his power. Evidently‚ the reader understands where he is coming from and try to sympathize for his character. Other times however‚ he seems to take it to extremes. To illustrate this‚ take the kidnapping of both Cathy and Nelly Dean; that was over the top‚ don’t you

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    How does Emily Bronte present the character Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights? Consider the narrative voice and Bronte’s language choices. In Wuthering Heights‚ Heathcliff is portrayed in a certain way which changes drastically throughout the novel. The way in which others perceive him differs and gradually changes as the novel progresses. The reader is not provided with enough information on his background to know enough about his former life. We only become aware of whom he really is‚ later on

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    Willa Cather‚ from “The Joy of Nelly Deane” (p. 223) Willa Cather writes the story of The Joy of Nelly Deane‚ describing Nelly’s joy as “unquenchable‚” especially‚ Nelly’s joy attracted all the Baptist ladies who admired the prettiest girl in Riverbend‚ Nebraska (Cather‚ p. 225). Nelly fluttered from one social event to another‚ parties‚ picnics and dances‚ and sings like a “prima-donna” in the Baptist Church choir‚ where she met Peggy‚ the narrator of the story. Peggy was named‚ by the Baptist

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    1. INTRODUCTION First of all‚ I am going to start my essay with a brief talk on Brontë’s life. The author of this world-known novel was born on 30 July 1818 in Thornton‚ near Bradford in Yorkshire. The particular style and technique of an author is usually mainly attributed to his/her personality and individual preferences. In the case of Emily Brontë‚ she was an extremely withdrawn and private person; and it is because of this‚ why she turned to books as a form of expression. She used her novels

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    for example third person omniscient narrator‚ this kind of narrator is sort of God-like‚ all-knowing narrator. It also should be objective and invisible. Nest convention is how characters are described‚ namely as round characters‚ more complexity is shown. Also language used in novels is a specific one‚ there are very detailed and almost scientific descriptions it is possible to compare them to articles read in newspapers. Language of characters and narrator differs. Language of characters from

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    chapters? 5. Describe Heathcliff. 6. What glimpses from the past does Lockwood get when he discovers Catherine’s books? 7. Whose ghost visits Mr. Lockwood? What is Heathcliff’s reaction to the ghost? B) Chapters 4-8 1. Who is Nelly Dean? 2. What do the gifts that Hindley and Catherine ask their father to bring them reveal about their characters? 3. What are Heathcliff’s origins? 4. Why does Hindley despise Heathcliff? 5. Characterize Catherine. 6. Compare

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