Exile: Wuthering Heights

A detailed Summary of Exile: Wuthering Heights

The Exile of Catherine and Heathcliff

Wuthering Heights, the creation of Emily Jane Bronte, depicts not a

fantasy realm or the depths of hell. Rather, the novels focuses on

two main characters^ battle with the restrictions of Victorian

Society. Societal pressures and restrictive cultural confines exile

Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff from the world and then from each

other. The story commences in the desolate moors of Yorkshire, home of

the estate Wuthering Heights. True to its setting, the novel develops

Catherine and Heathcliff as mischievous children who wander the

isolated bogs, separating themselves from the activities of Wuthering

Heights. Catherine^s childhood exile stems from her lack of compliance

with the rules concerning the conduct of a Victorian lady. As a child,

her father was too ill to reprimand the free spirited child, ^who was

too mischievous and wayward for a favourite.^(33). Therefore,

Catherine grew up among nature and lacked the sophistication of high

society. Catherine removed herself from society and,

"had ways with her such as I never saw a child take up

before; she put all of us past our patience

best of friends. Mr. Earnshaw, ^took to Heathcliff strangely,^(33) and

children, ^entirely refused to have it in their bed with them or even

reflects the suppressed passion for life experienced by Emily Jane

are the same; and Linton^s is as different as a moonbeam from

know how I love him: and that, not

Eventually, Miss Catherine warmed up to the orphan and they soon became

oppressiveness of a strict society that forced conformity. As

esteemed the ^poor, fatherless child^(33) as the favorite of the three

Approximate Word count = 1427
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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