Wuthering Heights Nelly

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Nelly. More than a servant!

Why was Nelly the narrator? In the book Wuthering Heights, the author, Emily Bronte, made Nelly a servant who lives most of her life with Catherine the narrator. Many have questioned why Bronte would do so, and they have valid reasons such as : Why didn't she choose someone with more knowledge, or why didn't they choose a major character like Heathcliff or Catherine? I believe that the choice to make Nelly the narrator is what makes the book so great, and how the story is told, she is one who qualifies most to be the narrator.

This book is very much about love and hate, but Nelly is one who is totally un-opinionated about by the characters. She was like a mother figure; always there for everybody, and listened to them. That is what made her a good narrator because she always knew how everyone felt. She lived At Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange all her life, and experienced the first and second generation, therefore she knew exactly what went on. If Heathcliff was the narrator, you wouldn't know how Isabella or Edgar felt; due to their lack of communication or friendship. Although Heathcliff's opinion are valuable; Nelly's knowledge is more valuable because she g

There really isn't a mother figure in the story, but Nelly's role sure imply that she's the mother. It's odd that every time a lad is born, the mother died during the birth, which led to Nelly's "mother like" role. She didn't only play her "mother like" role with Hareton and Cathy, (the two lads who's mothers died during labor) but she also played her role with Heathcliff and Catherine. When Heathcliff retaliated against Hindly and decided not to eat due to his pride; Nelly brought him some food and made sure he was okay. She also aided Catherine when she was mad at Edgar. Nelly's role is so important, and an example of it is when Nelly visited Wuthering Heights and Hareton was throwing

The thing that qualifies Nelly the most as an efficient narrator is her quality as a confidant. Nelly always listened to everybody, and I have a feeling that she wanted to know. Like when Catherine asked her to keep a secret; Nelly said, "Is it worth keeping? I inquired, less sulkily." (Wuthering Heights Pg. 70) She could've said no and walked away, but she sat there and conversed about it. If Nelly wasn't the narrator or a confidant to them all, we wouldn't have known what Heathcliff did on the night that Catherine was buried, what he did to Catherine's grave, how Isabella was being treated, why she ran

Heathcliff. In fact, she's the "middle man" that makes the transition from Wuthering Heights to Thrushcross Grange so smooth. If she had not been the narrator we wouldn't know what went on a

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