Wuthering Heights ? 1

Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights was written beautifully. The descriptions she uses capture the attention of the readers. For example, she writes, "It glowed delightfully in the radiance of an immense fire", to describe Wuthering Heights. (Bronte 10) Bronte uses this eloquent writing to show the dark side of romance. Emily Bronte values true love even if the two people are totally different. Heathcliff was an orphan, who Mr. Earnshaw brought home from Liverpool, England. Mr. Earnshaw found Heathcliff starving and homeless. He was incredibly strong, helpful with doing work, and considered a gipsy. (Bronte 37) A gispy in the 1800s was usually a dark haired and dark skinned person who just wandered and did not really have a home. Catherine was the beautiful and arrogant daughter of Mr. Earnshaw. She was brought up by wealthy and sophisticated parents. Heathcliff and Catherine fell in love even though they were totally different, but the dark side of romance kept them from being together. Bronte uses her real life attitude and makes Catherine marry Edgar Linton instead of being with the one she really loves. Wuthering Heights was written from Lockwood and Nelly Dean's perspectives. Lockwood is the main narrator but as the novel goes on, Nelly starts telling a story from her point of view.

Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights. New York: Random House, 1943. Print.