Summary Of Emily Wuthering Heights - 1692 Words

Jenny Panchal Mrs. Callarman English 4AP December 4, 2015 Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights 1847. The narrators’ stories are told from two different time frames. Nelly’s story begins in the 1770s and Lockwood leaves Yorkshire in 1802. The story of Wuthering Heights takes place in two neighboring houses, called Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, on the Yorkshire moors. The setting is important to the story because of the symbolism of the moors and what drives or motivates the characters. The physical environment of the moors is symbolic in Wuthering Heights because it is a wild, wet place. Not much can be farmed on moors so it symbolizes how nothing can be nurtured, like love. It’s hard to get around because it all looks the†¦show more content†¦Class status affected the characters’ motivation, like Catherine’s decision to marry Edgar so that she will be â€Å"the greatest woman of the neighborhood.† The Lintons try hard to prove their social status by how they behave. The Earnshaws don’t have a carriage or as much land and their house is not as grand. The protagonists in the story are Heathcliff, Catherine, and Edgar Linton. Heathcliff was an orphan adopted by Mr. Earnshaw and brought to live at Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff falls in love with Mr. Earnshaw’s daughter, Catherine. After time, Mr. Earnshaw dies and his son, Hindley, is very mean to Heathcliff. Catherine wants a higher social status than Heathcliff can provide so she marries Edgar Linton. Heathcliff spends the rest of his life seeking revenge on just about everyone in the novel, including Hindley and Catherine. Heathcliff is often cruel and powerful and after he gets rich he uses his power to acquire both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Catherine is the daughter of Mr. Earnshaw. Catherine falls in love with Heathcliff, the orphan Mr. Earnshaw brought home. Catherine loves Heathcliff so much that she claims they are the same person. She is torn between her passion for Heathcliff and her social ambition. She brings misery to both of the men who love her. Edgar Linton is a