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    ‘A wild‚ wicked slip…I believe she meant no harm’ Does your opinion of Catherine match Nelly’s assessment in Chapters 1-14? Catherine Earnshaw‚ later Linton‚ is first introduced to the reader by Emily Bronte in Chapter III. Throughout the novel Catherine proves to be a character whose actions and personality can either attract the audience’s sympathies or quickly alienate them. Nelly’s narration dominates the narrative in chapters 1-14 and it is therefore natural that the reader’s views may be

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    Tanner Shahan Period 2 3/22/13 Wuthering Heights Compare & Contrast Essay Every novel contains some symbolism and parallelism that can convey more meaning to the book than can be found in the text itself. In Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights”‚ we can see multiple elements that parallel and coincide with each other. With that said‚ the setting plays an important part in the novel as it separates the families apart and the estates in which they live in. The whole plot of the story is played out

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    EDUCATION IN WUTHERING HEIGHTS: Education of the 18th and 19th century connects closely to the gender association of this period. Men from wealthy families were the only persons provided the opportunity to be educated at the university level. Just as many men use golf to prove their status and superiority today‚ these gentlemen pursued cricket and rugby. Another similarity with society today involves the importance of personal connections to further your education possibilities and business

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    Meaning of Annie Dillard’s “This is the Life” One of the main points I get from this passage it that most people strive for the same basic goals in life. As she states in paragraph one‚”…most cultures prize as ours rightly does‚ making a contribution by working hard at work at what you love; being in the know‚ and intelligence; gathering a surplus; and watching; and loving your family above all…” This says most cultures tell their young adults‚ in order to become successful working men/women

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    First of all‚ the genre of Anzaldua’s “How to tame a wild tongue” is more of a book chapter about thought process‚ including diverse historical context rather than discussing one phenomenon or theme specifically. By using diverse rhetorical strategies‚ Anzaldua solidifies her argument that the wild tongue is also a cultural production even if it’s not approved by the society as a whole‚ and there is no reason to be ashamed of it or keep silent instead of being brave to protect their own language

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    Language: a method of communication that is used in a particular group or community. Prior to reading How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚ I always assumed that languages are what keep people connected. However‚ after reading Anzaldua’s article‚ I was exposed to a new perspective regarding language and identity. It was Anzaldua’s Chicano language that distanced her from other Americans and Latinos around her. Compared Amy Tan‚ who did not relate to her mother’s “broken English”‚ Anzaldua embraced her Chicano

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    The theme of destructive love with the relationship in shakespeare Macbeth and Wuthering Heights Is presented though sexium‚jealousy‚and betrayal. Writers present destructive love and how this affects relationships in Macbeth and Wuthering Heights. How do women get control in a relationship? Lady macbeth is a very controlling women and very outspoken person. She is a commanding ‚ mean‚ -suicidal‚ hard loving ‚ and despicable lady. Lady Macbeth wants sovereignty for her benefits to use against Macbeth

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    women‚ who are the children of immigrants‚ share their stories of growing up in America. The first is Gloria Anzaldua‚ a Chicana who grew up in South Texas. The first chapter of her book‚ Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza is titled “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”. She describes life as a young woman who is too Spanish for Americans and too American for Spanish. The second is Amy Tan‚ a daughter of immigrants who fled China in the 1940s. In her essay “Mother Tongue” she recalls

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    Extremes of behaviours traditionally are characterised as going against the normalities of society. However‚ in Wuthering Heights these extremes are the ways in which normality is restored‚ and this paradoxical view allows the ambiguity surrounding the novel to truly become prevalent. These extremes also reflect gothic elements in the novel such as the sublime and moral decay. This is because through the absence of morality extreme emotions such as jealousy‚ violence‚ or revenge are allowed to stir

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    An Unfitting Ending As Lockwood leaves for Thrushcross Grange in the last pages of Wuthering Heights‚ he pauses for one last look at young Catherine and Hareton who will soon marry: “ ‘It is a poor conclusion‚ is it not‚’ he observed‚ having brooded a while on the scene he had just witnessed. ‘An absurd termination to my violent exertions?” (322). The novel’s ending satisfies the dilemmas of the story‚ such as young Catherine’s future and the happiness of Heathcliff‚ and it fulfills the reader’s

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