{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29433621","dateCreated":"1288648797","smartDate":"Nov 1, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"paulasev_th","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/paulasev_th","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265121950\/paulasev_th-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29433621"},"dateDigested":1531973793,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wuthering Heights Themes","description":"Paula Sevilla
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\n Love is one of the main themes in many novels throughout the history of literature, and Wuthering Heights, by Emile Br\u00f6nte, is not an exception. Nelly, a former house keeper in Wuthering Heights, tells the story of the love between Heathcliff and Catherine. Their powerful love is one of the most important themes in the book, since it drives the plot completely. According to Catherine, Heathcliff is \u201cmore myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made, his and mine are the same,\u201d (78). Heathcliff and Catherine are not made one for each other, but are one person. This shows a powerful union between them both. Catherine also states that, \u201cIf all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger,\u201d (80). Catherine\u2019s love for Heathcliff is so strong and powerful that she would not be able to live without him. When Heathcliff, after hearing Catherine say that she would not marry him, leaves, Catherine \u201ckept wandering to and fro, from the gate to the door, in a state of agitation which permitted no repose,\u201d (82). She is dependent on Heathcliff regardless of what she does with Linton.
\n One of the first actions the reader experiences from Heathcliff is one of a desperate longing and love for Catherine. Mr. Lockwood sees Heathcliff lean on the window and cry, \u201cCathy, do come. Oh, do \u2013 once more. Oh, my heart\u2019s darling! Hear me this time, Catherine, at last!\u201d (28). The desperation shown here shows the immense love of Heathcliff. He loved Catherine from the very first moment he shared with her, and cannot bear to live without her. When he comes back from three years of absence, he asks Nelly right away, \u201cAre they at home? Where is she? Nelly, you are not glad! You needn\u2019t to be so disturbed. Is she here? Speak!\u201d (90).
\n Another major theme in Wuthering Heights is revenge. There is a constant rivalry between Heathcliff and Hindley. First, Hindley seeks revenge on Heathcliff for stealing his father\u2019s affections, but then Heathcliff is the one who wants revenge. He is \u201cdelighted to witness Hindley degrading himself past redemption, and became more notable for savage sullenness and ferocity,\u201d (64). Heathcliff also tries to take revenge on Catherine by marrying Isabella. Nelly claims she \u201cdetermined to watch his movements,\u201d (104), since it was obvious Heathcliff still loved Catherine, but he didn\u2019t do anything against Isabella\u2019s love. Heathcliff also declares his motives by telling Catherine, \u201cYou are welcome to torture me to death to your amusement, only allow me to amuse myself a little in the same style,\u201d (109). Since most of Heathcliff\u2019s motives are powered by revenge, this becomes a major theme in the book.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"29382409","dateCreated":"1288569580","smartDate":"Oct 31, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"maaayyyaaa","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/maaayyyaaa","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222817730\/maaayyyaaa-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29382409"},"dateDigested":1531973793,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Themes","description":"Two prominent themes in the novel so far are jealousy and social class. Jealousy is portrayed through the characters of Hindley, Edgar, and Catherine. At the beginning, it is obvious that Hindley is jealous of the attention and love his father gives to Heathcliff. Later, when Heathcliff returns from his three years\u2019 absence, Edgar is envious of the attention and love Heathcliff receives from Catherine. Lastly, we can see how Catherine may be jealous of Isabella\u2019s infatuation with Heathcliff. When she learns about it, she goes to great measures to dissuade Isabella from liking him. She rants on and on about how horrible he is, while days earlier she had been giddy with happiness upon his return. \u201c \u2018\u2026He\u2019s a fierce, pitiless, wolfish man\u2026\u2019 \u201d Catherine tells her. \u201c \u2018He\u2019d crush you like a sparrow\u2019s egg, Isabella.\u2019 \u201d Later, when the sisters-in-law are reading in the library, Catherine reveals Isabella\u2019s secret to Heathcliff. \u201c \u2018My poor little sister-in-law is breaking her heart by mere contemplation of your physical and moral beauty. It lies in your own power to be Edgar\u2019s brother!\u2019 \u201d Catherine is trying to make a joke out of Isabella\u2019s confessed love, and therefore dissuade Heathcliff from liking Isabella back.
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\nSocial class is another eminent theme in the novel. Since his arrival at Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff had been alienated and ostracized for being only a \u201cgipsy brat.\u201d Later in the novel, many of the character\u2019s decisions are based upon social class. Catherine decides to marry Edgar rather than Heathcliff based on the matter of class and wealth. She says to Nelly about Edgar, \u201c \u2018And he will be rich, and I shall like to be the greatest woman of the neighbourhood, and I shall be proud of having such a husband.\u2019 \u201d Later, she says about Heathcliff: \u201c \u2018It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him... Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same, and Linton\u2019s is as different as a moonbeam from lightning or frost from fire.\u2019 \u201d Here, she even admits that she and Edgar are vastly different people, whilst she and Heathcliff are so connected. But nevertheless, she marries Edgar for his social status and his wealth.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29382421","body":"AASCA, sorry it's late.","dateCreated":"1288569613","smartDate":"Oct 31, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"maaayyyaaa","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/maaayyyaaa","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222817730\/maaayyyaaa-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"29405917","body":"Thanks Maya,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288623465","smartDate":"Nov 1, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"29327643","dateCreated":"1288383950","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"teagvest","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/teagvest","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29327643"},"dateDigested":1531973793,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wuthering Heights Themes","description":"Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is the story of two childhood friends and their separation by society\u2019s expectations and demands. The lady, Catherine, is in a class above the man, Heathcliff, him being a foundling. However, the two are very close: Catherine says that \u201c[she is] Heathcliff! He\u2019s always, always in [her] mind- not as a pleasure, any more than [she] is always a pleasure to [herself], but as [her] own being\u201d (Bronte 80). The two spent carefree childhood days together, running through the moors and spying on richer people- the Lintons. As they grow up, the master of the house, Hindley, maltreats Heathcliff because of his father\u2019s favoritism towards Heathcliff. He subsequently becomes rather hateful, which becomes a factor to one the book\u2019s prominent themes: revenge. Another of Heathcliff\u2019s characteristics that illustrates a theme in the book is his passionate love for Catherine.
\nRevenge is something that has tempted man for centuries; and Heathcliff is the perfect embodiment of this trait. He was found in the streets of Liverpool by old Mr. Earnshaw and was taken in to Wuthering Heights to be raised. However, old Mr. Earnshaw began to favor him above his direct son, Hindley, who took notice and began to despise Heathcliff for it. When old Mr. Earnshaw died and Hindley became master of the house, he was free to do as he pleased, which included making life miserable for Heathcliff. Heathcliff in turn began to resent him and, as he grew up, began to plan ways to seek revenge on Hindley. After having been absent for a period of three years, he mysteriously returns and confesses to Catherine that \u201c[he] seeks no revenge on [her]\u201d (109). The plan was to seek revenge on Hindley for his miserable childhood.
\nLove is the most prevailing theme of all literature. It finds its way into even the most controversial tales, such as Wuthering Heights. It befalls the most unlikely characters and can either create a passionate romance or a giant mess, like it does with Heathcliff and Catherine. They love each other immensely. During their childhood, \u201c[Catherine] was much too fond of Heathcliff. The greatest punishment [they] could invent for her was to keep her away from him\u201d (41). And when old Mr. Earnshaw died, and her brother, Hindley, became master of Wuthering Heights, the two were separated nearly constantly. Hindley hated Heathcliff for stealing his father\u2019s favor and therefore inflicted any kind of mistreatment on him that he could. He locked him out at night and made him work in the fields. Of course this meant that he and Catherine were separated, which only made them want to be together even more. Aw. Which makes their passionate romance a giant mess. Therefore, the broader theme of this book is \u201cpassionate love that creates a giant mess\u201d, like Romeo and Juliet. Doomed love.
\nFrom this, two main themes of this book are revenge and passionate love that creates a giant mess.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29405807","body":"Thanks Teag,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288623344","smartDate":"Nov 1, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"29323869","dateCreated":"1288378552","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"danielx_184","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/danielx_184","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29323869"},"dateDigested":1531973793,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Love and society","description":"The clash of love and social classes is so far the most concentric theme throughout Wuthering Heights between chapters one through twelve. Most of the events that occur depend, highly, on love. However this love is constantly put in jeopardy due to the difference in social classes between the characters Catherine and Heatcliff prove unable to become lovers freely for Catherine is of higher social strata than him. So is stated by Catherine herself in her conversation with Nelly \u201cIt would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him; and that, not because he\u2019s handsome, Nelly, but because he\u2019s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same, and Edgar is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.\u201d She also states her preference of Heathcliff in a more obvious manner when she says that \u201cEvery Milton in the face of the Earth can melt into nothing before I could consent to forsake Heathcliff.\u201d However we see how Heatcliff is always treated as second class even when he has grown rich on his own. Mr. Linton expresses this when he says \u201cCatherine try to be glad without being absurd! The whole house need not witness your sight of welcoming a runaway servant as a brother\u201d.
\nA second case of love and its clash with society is expressed when Isabella says to Catherine that she is in love with Heathcliff. Catherine tells Isabella that she must not marry this man, Heathcliff, for he is \u201can unclaimed creature, without refinement, without cultivation {\u2026} I\u2019d as soon put that little canary into the park on a winter\u2019s day, as recommend you to bestow our heart on him\u201d She is giving Isabella reasons why not to be in love with Heatcliff; reasons that she knows not to be necessarily true and reasons that are merely superficial. She is telling Isabella that Heathcliff is not like them. Aberrant lies they are for she, herself, tells Nelly \u201c\u2026 Heathcliff was now worthy of anyone\u2019s regard\u201d Catherine might be acting out of pure jealousy towards the fact that Isabella does stand a chance at marrying Heathcliff; something Catherine cannot do because she is already married.
\nThe reader may also see how this clash ends up destroying people and families (at least up to chapter 12) Catherine has an argument with Edward, based on weather Catherine loves him or if she loves Heatcliff. This argument later leads into Catherine\u2019s self-imposed concealment within her room doors and pretty much tries to take her life by starving herself however at the beginning of chapter 12 she does allow the servants to bring her food. And as she talks to Nelly her hatred grows towards Edgar for, she thinks, that instead of preoccupying about his dying wife he is spending his time immersed in reading. However this claim is latter disregarded when Edgar comes into the room and is shocked by Catherine\u2019s appearance and sends Nelly to fetch the doctor.
\nA second example of this destruction occurs when Heathcliff runs away with Isabella. The reader appreciates Edgar\u2019s sadness almost to the binge of depression when he realizes his sister has left him and the family for a man of lower standards. However he relieves himself by saying that it was not him who betrayed her but it was rather her who betrayed him. Yet we do know that Edgar is at great loss in this case, and he must obviously incredibly sad about it because right from the beginning Isabella has been his company of higher importance than Catherine.
\nIt is evident how the clash of love and society is destructive and in this book proves to be highly so by separating families and giving the book a rather depressive twist.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29405743","body":"Thanks Daniel,
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\n\u201cWuthering Heights\u201d by Emily Bronte presents us with two major themes during the first 12 chapters, which are the importance of family and disappointment. Family becomes an issue from the very beginning when Lockwood visits Wuthering Heights. Questions arise like, what is the relationship between Heathlcliff and the people in the house? When Nelly tells the story of Healthcliff to Lockwood, the importance of family and family matters are present all the time.
\nHeathlcliff becomes part of the family when Mr. Earnshaw brings him home, but the mother and Hindley have a hard time making him part of the family. Mr. Earnshaw then becomes more attached to Healthcliff than his own son. It unbalances the family and the relationships in-between. Hindley starts to feel hate for Healthcliff for taking away his fathers attention and his place.
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\n\u201cSo from the very beginning, he bred bad feeling in the house; and at Mrs. Earnshaw\u2019s death\u2026 the young master had learnt to regard his father as an oppressor rather than a friend, and Healthcliff as a usurper of his father\u2019s affections and his privileges, and he grew bitter with brooding over these injuries.\u201d(Page 37)
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\nThe relationships that affect Hindley make him a bitter, dark, and jealous character. The relationship in-between the family is very important to how the characters develop and what they want.
\nDisappointment is shown throughout the chapter because the characters make decisions that turn out to be harmful to others and leave them disappointed. Nelly is disappointed in Catherine\u2019s behavior when she hits her in front of Edgar. Nelly was never fond of Catherine but she seems to care for her actions and gives her advice when she needs it. She is disappointed by how Catherine acts when she is asking her to leave.
\n\u201cI resumed my song, not having forgotten her recent behavior\u2026is she sorry for her shameful conduct? I asked myself. That will be a novelty: but she may come to the point as she will-I shan\u2019t help her.\u201d (Page 75)
\nNelly is disappointed in Catherine\u2019s actions, as so is Edgar. Edgar is more confused and perplexed, but also shows disappointment to find this side of her.
\nHealthcliff is disappointed in Catherine\u2019s decision to marry Edgar Linton, because he has feelings for her. He then hears Nelly and Catherine talking and catches her saying, \u201cI\u2019ve no more business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in heaven; and if the wicked man in there had not brought Healthcliff so now, I shouldn\u2019t have thought of it. It would degrade me to marry Healthcliff\u2026\u201d (page 78) It was a misunderstanding because Healthcliff didn\u2019t heat the part where she says she loves him. Healthcliff is disappointed that Catherine chose to marry Linton over him, even if they both know they belong together.
\nThe first 12 chapters of \u201cWuthering Heights\u201d illustrate the themes of disappointment and the importance of family.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29307107","body":"Thanks Cecilia,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288363346","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"29307191","body":"Don't forget to answer under class 'B' next time.","dateCreated":"1288363403","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"29292313","dateCreated":"1288329958","smartDate":"Oct 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"julibarca10","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/julibarca10","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1269448814\/julibarca10-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29292313"},"dateDigested":1531973794,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Themes ","description":"Wuthering Heights Wiki Themes
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\nTwo of the most prominent themes in Wuthering heights are Friendship and the class system. In the story these two go hand in hand since Catherine\u2019s friendship with Heathcliff is in a way prohibited since Heathcliff is a gypsy and she belongs to a higher ranked class. \u201cWhere did she pick up this companion? Oho! I declare he is that strange acquisition my late neighbor made, in his journey to Liverpool- a little lascar or an American or Spanish castaway.\u201d(pg. 49) Heathcliff is considered almost an atrocity and the Linton\u2019s believe it is inappropriate for Catherine to hang out with someone like Heathcliff for he is a gypsy and Catherine comes from a decent household. \u201cA wicked boy, at all events,\u2019 remarked the old lady, and quite unfit for a decent house!(pg. 49) The Lintons who belong to a higher social class believe Heathcliff is a bad influence for Catherine and that he shouldn\u2019t spend time with her because he is going not only to corrupt her, but a person like Heathcliff shouldn\u2019t be living in the house. The problem was that Catherine liked the higher-class life style and in order to have that lifestyle she had to leave Heathcliff behind, ending that magical friendship they had for so long. Their friendship was unusual since Heathcliff was adopted yet he remained his \u201cfather\u2019s\u201d favorite \u201cHe took to Heathcliff strangely, believing all he said, and petting him up far above Cathy, who was too mischievous and wayward for a favorite.\u201d(pg 37.) Even though Heathcliff was adopted and her father\u2019s favorite Cathy and him become close friends unlike Hindley who was the complete opposite. \u201cMiss Cathy and he were now very thick, but Hindley hated him.\u201d(pg.37) The themes of Friendship and Social classes match perfectly and are carried out with great elegance through the first chapters of the story because the prohibited kind of friendship that goes between Heathcliff and Cathy exploit all the aspects of both themes. For example we can see the bright side of friendship and social classes when Cathy and Heathcliff are friends and do play together because at this time the friendship is pure and there is no such thing as a social class. Unfortunately the friendship reaches its dark point when Cathy decides she no longer wants to continue the friendship but instead she prefers to transform into a well educated, \u201chigh class\u201d girl.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29307015","body":"Thanks Julian,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288363278","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"29291189","dateCreated":"1288325908","smartDate":"Oct 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"MaFe1595","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MaFe1595","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29291189"},"dateDigested":1531973794,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Themes","description":" Themes in Wuthering Heights
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\nIn the novel Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte there are many themes. Two of them are economic classes and jealousy. We see the relevance to the social\/economic classes in Catherine. \u201cAnd he will be rich, and I shall like to be the greatest woman of the neighborhood, and I shall be proud of having such husband.\u201d (Pg.76). Catherine confesses her love for Heathcliff to Nelly, and her acceptance to Linton\u2019s hand in marriage. Nelly proceeds to ask her why does she want to marry Linton. Catherine tells her that Linton is in love with her, but then reveals that the most important reason is that she wants to live in their life style and be wealthy. She cares about her place in society. She also states that if she marries Heathcliff, then they would end up being beggars. We also see this theme in Hindley. Hindley is a very proper man that cares about the limits people have according to their place in society. Before, Mr. Earnshaw would let the servants eat with the family. But Hindley is very sort of discriminatory and he doesn\u2019t let them sit with him anymore. Also, he makes Heathcliff as servant rather than part of the family, the way he should be. This is his way of getting revenge for the fact that Mr. Earnshaw liked Heathcliff better than Hindley.
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\nThe second theme is jealousy. We see this theme at first when Heathcliff comes to the Earnshaw family. Hindley gets very upset because he feels jealous about his father liking Heathcliff, who isn\u2019t his \u2018blood-son\u2019, better than him. We see him take sort of a revenge against Heathcliff. He makes Heathcliff a servant when his parents die and he becomes Mr. Earnshaw. Then, we have Heathcliff. Heathcliff is jealous of Edgar Linton. Catherine wants to marry Edgar Linton because he has a lot of money and he will help her rise in society. Heathcliff overhears a conversation of Nelly and Catherine and he hears Catherine confessing her love for him to Nelly. She also says that she can\u2019t marry Heathcliff because she would sink in society and end up being a beggar. This starts a rivalry between Linton and Heathcliff. He is jealous of Catherine wanting to go with Linton, ignoring the strong connection they have together. Heathcliff wants revenge because the connection he had with Catherine was very strong. They were very similar personality wise, but Catherine chose money over love.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29306913","body":"Thanks MaFe,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288363218","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"29290739","dateCreated":"1288325004","smartDate":"Oct 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"ad.ri","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ad.ri","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1283992059\/ad.ri-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29290739"},"dateDigested":1531973794,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wuthering Heights: Themes","description":" \u201cWuthering Heights\u201d by Emily Bronte starts gloomy and becomes darker with each new page. As the sheets are flipped, the topics grow to be ominous, as well. Themes such as jealousy, revenge and hypocrisy develop into an exhilarating love story, albeit a very dramatic one. When Nelly is relating about Heathcliff\u00b4s past life, these themes play important roles in the progress of the tale. As soon as Mr. Earnshaw brings the dark boy into his house, Hindley is tainted by jealousy. His father\u00b4s preference of Heathcliff caused Hindley\u00b4s hatred towards Heathcliff, which continues for years even after his father\u00b4s death. Yet he\u00b4s not the only envious one, for when Catherine comes back from the Thrushcross Grange, with a new respectable image, Heathcliff is filled with envy. He tries to clean himself and asks Nelly\u00b4s help, to which she assumes \u201c[Heathcliff] envied her, because she is more thought of than [him],\u201d (54). And yet another person is tarnished with the evil jealousy. When Isabella\u2019s fondness reaches Heathcliff, she envies how much time Catherine gets to spend more time with him, especially on the day Heathcliff, Catherine and Isabella had gone for a walk when she is told \u201cto ramble where [she] pleased, while [Catherine] sauntered on with Mr. Heathcliff,\u201d (98). Evidently, the characters add to the tension of the tale with their envy between each other.
\n Hypocrisy, as well, can be spotted interweaving with the main plot. In her youth, Catherine had been a rather chaotic child, just as Heathcliff. After her return from Thrushcross Grange her exterior image has changed completely, yet her hot temper remains hidden. Neither of the Lintons knows about this feature, yet when Edgar gets a glimpse of it, he almost runs away from her. He stays with her for his love only, yet the suspicion that she is taking advantage of his love for the material goods still lingers in Nelly\u00b4s and the reader\u00b4s minds. She declares she loves Edgar, yet she also says that the main reason she will marry him is to \u201caid Heathcliff to rise, and place him out of [her] brother\u2019s arms,\u201d and all the other reasons \u201cwere the satisfaction of my whims,\u201d (79). Heathcliff also plays with someone\u2019s affection to obtain his own satisfaction. When he discovers that Isabella, Edgar\u2019s heir, has deep feelings for him, he immediately takes advantage of her affections. The day he finds her alone he kisses her, and after being scolded by Catherine he thanks her \u201cfor telling [him her] sister-in-law\u2019s secret,\u201d and swears to @make the most of it,\u201d (109). Both act differently to please their own caprices. Jealousy and Hypocrisy are only two of the many themes found in \u201cWuthering Heights\u201d, yet they are among the most prominent.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29306775","body":"Great Adrianna,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288363140","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"29289701","dateCreated":"1288323700","smartDate":"Oct 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"helojello","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/helojello","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29289701"},"dateDigested":1531973794,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Themes in Wuthering Heights","description":" The novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bront\u00eb is a novel that has many themes, but two of the most recurring and important ones are love and jealousy. There is love coming from many different ways. There\u2019s a lot of love between Heathcliff and Catherine, and between Hindley and Frances. Heathcliff and Catherine have been close since they were little, and their friendship eventually led to love. \u201c[S]o he [Heathcliff] shall never know how I love him; and that, not because he\u2019s handsome, Nelly, but because he\u2019s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same\u2026\u201d (page 78). Here, Catherine talks about how she loves Heathcliff, and one can see that she really does love him. It\u2019s not a superficial love. It\u2019s a love based on understand, it\u2019s deep and meaningful and not \u201c[A]s different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.\u201d (page 78), which is how she compares Edgar and her. Hindley is shown as a character who is sour and aggressive, and is very strict. He gets worse, though, after his wife Frances dies. He has always disliked Heathcliff, but from the moment his wife passes away he turns even more bitter, being rude and mean to everybody and even giving his son away to the housekeeper. While Frances is sick, he refuses to accept that fact. \u201cI know you need not \u2013 she\u2019s well \u2013 she does not want any more attendance from you! She was never in a consumption. It was a fever, and it is gone; her pulse is as slow as mine now, and her cheek as cool.\u201d (page 63). He loves her so much and is so afraid to lose her that he denies the reality of her sickness and the possibility of her death.
\n Where there is love, there is jealousy. While Edgar is very jealous of the relationship that Heathcliff and Catherine carry, Heathcliff feels the exact same way about Catherine\u2019s relationship with Edgar. Edgar hates that Catherine and Heathcliff are such close friends, especially when Heathcliff shows up after three years. Catherine\u2019s joy towards seeing her old friend is so great that Edgar is completely displeased with the situation. Heathcliff on the other hand, hates that Catherine married Edgar. He has been in love with her ever since they were children, and their marriage makes him very jealous. Also, when Catherine comes back from the Linton\u2019s house after the five weeks she stayed there, Heathcliff is jealous of how close she became with the Linton children and how much time she spent with them. He hates that now they come over all the time, especially Edgar. He is extremely jealous of Edgar when it comes to Catherine.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29289787","body":"Mr. Webster,
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\nI know the book name is supposed to be underlined but I forgot that you have to re-edit it after pasting it onto the wiki from word. I also wanted to write more but I was already getting close to 500 words.
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\nHeloisa","dateCreated":"1288323821","smartDate":"Oct 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"helojello","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/helojello","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"29306537","body":"No worries, Heloisa,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288363019","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"29288517","dateCreated":"1288321605","smartDate":"Oct 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"tammy_sev","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tammy_sev","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1285868666\/tammy_sev-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/29288517"},"dateDigested":1531973795,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Themes in Wuthering Heights","description":"Wuthering Heights is a novel which includes many different themes. Three of them are greed, revenge and jealousy. Revenge for me is the main theme in the book, it first appears when Hindley tries getting revenge on Heathcliff after his father dies, since Heathcliff was his favorite. Hindley\u2019s revenge leads Heathcliff by the same path, and he later buys Wuthering Heights from Hindley. We can see Heathcliff\u2019s desire for revenge in Catherine\u2019s return home party when Hindley tells him to leave. Nelly is talking to him and he says, \u201cI\u2019m trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don\u2019t care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last,\u201d (pg. 59). Heathcliff\u2019s desire for revenge is caused by the same anger that infuriated Hindley when he saw his father and Heathcliff together, this feeling would lead him to become somewhat \u201cevil\u201d just as his brother. Another theme in the book is greed, social class seems to be important in the novel and many try their best to reach a high rank. Catherine marries Edgar for his fortune and Heathcliff tries to gain wealth to win Catherine back and buy Wuthering Heights. Catherine admits her love for Edgar, and tells Nelly why it is she loves him, and one of her reasons is based on his wealth. When Catherine comes to tell Nelly her secret she tells her that Edgar asked her to marry him and she accepted, Nelly asks why Catherine loves him and she says, \u201cAnd he will be rich, and I shall like to be the greatest woman of the neighborhood, and I shall be proud of having such a husband,\u201d (pg, 76). Catherine compares herself to the other women of the neighborhood, and selfishly wants power and wealth for herself. One last theme viewed in the story is jealousy; it encourages Hindley\u2019s revenge and causes Heathcliff to move out of Wuthering Heights. When Heathcliff sees that Catherine is with Edgar he feels jealous for the time she spends with him that could perfectly be used on him, when they plan to get marry he flees Wuthering Heights not wanting to see them together, even more. Heathcliff tells Cathy to spend the day with him but she claims that the Lintons are coming and they better not, Heathcliff then complains saying \u201cDon\u2019t turn me out for those pitiful friends of yours!\u201d (pg.67). Heathcliff is jealous since now he is not Catherine\u2019s only friend, and so he wants things to be as before and that is why he complains to her about the few time they pass together.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"29306037","body":"Thanks Tamara,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1288362872","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}