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Nature vs Civilization
- A distinct member of the Earnshaw family (he is adopted)
- Spoiled attitude
- He is of unknown descent
- He represents the wild and natural forces which often seem unethical and dangerous to society
- She is beautiful and charming, but she is never civilized as she pretends to be
- She has an unruly temper
- She wants to be loved by all
- In her heart she’s always a wild girl playing on the moors with Heathcliff
Wuthering Heights
Thrushcross Grange
- Fancy environment
- Elegant living
- Clean environment
- A place of convention and culture
- Refined way of life
- Dark atmosphere
- harsh environment
- Not very peaceful after the death of Mr. Earnshaw
- A place of wildness, passion and life
Mr. Mrs. Linton
Earnshaw Family
Linton Family
Social status is very crucial in the book. The Lintons are moderately strong in their aristocracy status but however they take great pains to verify this status through their actions. The Earnshaws rest on much unstable ground socially. The flowing nature of social status is demonstrated mostly on Heathcliff’s course from homeless orphan to young gentleman by adoption to common labourer to gentleman again. Lockwood notes that Heathcliff is only a gentleman in “dress and manners.”
Isabella
Mr. and Mrs Linton
Edgar
Hindley
- A refined manWas
- A loving father and a patient husband
- He is sympathetic towards her daughter safety and happiness
- He represents society
- He is the reason to Heathcliff’s emotional extremes
Catherine Earnshaw
- Jealous of the love his father had for Heathcliff
- Was shown to constantly want revenge against Heathcliff
- Was a gentleman until the death of his wife which made him an alcoholic
- Was cruel to those around him
How does the setting affect the book
How do these characters affect the book
The continuous stress of the scenery within the text of Wuthering Heights provides the setting with symbolic significance. This scenery is comprised mainly of moors. Moorland cannot be civilized, and its consistency makes navigation difficult. The moors has waterlogged patches in which people can drown. Therefore, the moors symbolizes the wild threat posed by nature.