Emily Brontës Wuthering Heights :: essays research papers

Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights, a write up of love and requital among two families fortwo generations. The Earnshaw family of Wuthering Heights, the Lintons ofThrushcross Grange, and the woman that stands between them, Nelly. Thesetwo families joined by love but separated by Heathcliffs desire for vengeanceagainst Edgar Linton who married the women he loves, Catherine. WutheringHeights takes you on a ride by two generations seen through the eyes of integrity women, Ellen Dean (Nelly) telling the story to one man, Mr. Lockwood. EmilyBront depicted wonderfully the dark nature of mankind brought step forward by theirunforgiving nature and their desire for revenge.The story starts off with Mr. Lockwood dismissal to Heathcliffs offer inWuthering Heights interested in buying Thrushcross Grange. Mr. Lockwoodmeeting hostility in the house, had to stay overnight at the house because ofdense fog. When Mr. Lockwood went to sleep, he made a encounter with a fantasm in his dreams sign aling the start of this wonderful story. Wuthering Heightsis the home to Mr. Earnshaw, Hindley, Joseph, Nelly, Heathcliff and Catherine. At Thrushcross Grange, consisted of the Lintons with two children name Edgarand Isabel. The plot in this story starts off plain as the reader would think thatthis story is just another one of those stories which the disadvantage guy f whollys inlove with the girl he loves and ends up getting married. True, but the plot thatbuilt up this termination is what made this story truly special. The sources of Nelly,Cathy (daughter of Catherine and Edgar), Hareton, and Heathcliff the villainwhich we must all see with is the most shining characters in this story. Nelly, the constant character in this story, we all must admire because of hermorals and values, sometimes had me hating her mainly because I bottomlandsympathize with Cathy at her age, being naive with love while Nelly refusing to restrict a secret between the two. Cathy stands out as the most strongestcharacter in this story. Her brightness, strong will and rebellious attitude outshineher experience mother in character. She stands in the middle of the quarreling betweenHeathcliff and Edgar while seek to meet her love, Linton (son of Heathcliff andIsabel). Hareton represent the innocent lost in this conflict as raised up to berough and tough while possessing a soft heart. His character is so intriguing tome that someone that can be raised up to be mean-spirited like Heathcliff can be such a caring and sensitive character. Heathcliffs character was so hate that I