The Faces of Wuthering Heights
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss “Wuthering Heights,” by Emily Bronte. Specifically, what does Bronte seem to imply are the main factors in shaping a person’s personality? Bronte’s characters all exhibit strong emotions, it does not matter if they are kind or cruel, the emotions are strong and almost exaggerated. Heathcliff of course is the obvious, because early on the narrator discovers he is really just a mean, hateful, spiteful man. He does not even treat his dogs with kindness. Mr. Lockwood hears Heathcliff say, “‘Get it ready, will you?’ was the answer, uttered so savagely that I started. The tone in which the words were said revealed a genuine bad nature” (Bronte Chapter 2). It seems to be Bronte’s suggestion that all the characters are creatures of their upbringing. Mr. Lockwood asks Ellen, “‘He must have had some ups and downs in life to make him such a churl. Do you know anything of his history?’” (Bronte Chapter 4). Indeed, when he first came to the house it seems his personality was already set. He was “hard,” and the other children picked on him, but he simply shrugged it off. By this, he was already accustomed to needing no one, and he never changed. Class was a strong issue at this time in B
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Approximate Word count = 1320
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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