Wuthering Heights Summary
Set in the wild, rugged country of Yorkshire in northern England during the late eighteenth century, Emily Bronte's masterpiece novel, Wuthering Heights, clearly illustrates the conflict between the "principles of storm and calm". The reoccurring theme of this story is captured by the intense, almost inhuman love between Catherine and Heathcliff and the numerous barriers preventing their union. The fascinating tale of Wuthering Heights is told mainly through the eyes of Nelly Dean, the former servant to the two great estates, to Mr. Lockwood, the current tenant of the Grange. The tale of Wuthering Heights begins with the respectable Earnshaw family. After a his trip to Liverpool, old Mr. Earnshaw returns home to Wuthering Heights with "a dirty, ragged, black-haired child" named Heathcliff. As he grows older, Heathcliff, to the dismay of Hindley Earnshaw, usurps the affections of not only Hindley's father, but also that of his younger sister Catherine. Thereafter, in part due to his jealous behavior, Hindley is sent away to school. Years later due to old Mr. Earnshaw's death, a married Hindley returns, now the master of Wuthering Heights. Intent on revenge, Hindley treats Heathcliff as a servant and frequently
Without former schooling, Emily Bronte was only able to publish Wuthering Heights and a few other poem collections; her dramatic imagination and exquisite detail however, is clearly evident throughout the novel, especially the parting scene between Heathcliff and Catherine. Emily Bronte's successful approach of the Yorkshire dialect, as well as her unfailing sense of sentence rhythm, also greatly add to the emotional response of the readers. attempts to break Heathcliff and Catherine's unique bond. Nelly Dean's story, at this point, is brought to the present time, and after his recovery, Mr. Lockwood departs for London. The following autumn, Mr. Lockwood, on impulse, decides to return to Thrushcross Grange, where he finds Nelly, now living at Wuthering Heights. Nelly informs him of Heathcliff's strange death three months before and the unlikely friendship that blossomed between Cathy and Hareton, who helped each other through the hardships of their lives. After his conversation with Nelly, Mr. Lockwood returns to the Grange, by way of the church, where he spots the three headstones of Catherine, Edgar, and Heathcliff. Before Hindley can do more harm though, Fate seems to step in. Due to a leg injury, Catherine is forced to stay at Thrushcross Grange, the neighboring e
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Approximate Word count = 875
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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