Nelly frequently comments on what the other characters think and feel, and on what their motivations are, but these comments are all based on her own interpretations of the other characters—she is not an omniscient narrator. Setting place All the action of Wuthering Heights takes place in or around two neighboring houses on the Yorkshire moors—Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.
Falling Action Heathcliff destroys Isabella and drives her away, takes possession of young Linton, forces Catherine and Linton to marry, inherits Thrushcross Grange, then loses interest in the whole project and dies; Hareton and young Catherine are to be engaged to be married, promising an end to the cycle of revenge. Themes The destructiveness of a love that never changes; the precariousness of social class.
Ace your assignments with our guide to Wuthering Heights! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Is she a norm against which to judge the behavior of the other characters? How much does she contribute, whether unintentionally, semi-consciously, or deliberately, to the disasters which engulf her employers?
To what extent is Nelly admirable? Is she superior to the other servants, as she suggests, or is she deluded by vanity? Is Nelly's alliance or identification with any one character, one family, or one set of values consistent, or does she switch sides, depending on circumstances and her emotional response? Does she sympathize with the children she raised or helped to raise, a group consisting of Heathcliff, Catherine, Hareton, and Cathy? If Nelly's loyalties do keep shifting, does this fact reflect the difficulty of making moral judgments in this novel?
Is her interpretation of some characters or kinds of events more reliable than of others? Is she, for instance, more authoritative when she speaks of more conventional or ordinary events or behavior than of the extreme, often outrageous behavior of Heathcliff or Catherine? Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick notes that although Heathcliff talks about himself to Nelly with honesty and openness, she persists on seeing him as a secretive, alienated, diabolical schemer.
Is Sedgwick's insight valid? If so, what does it reveal about Nelly? Another question might be, why do so many people confide in or turn to Nelly?
There are two more questions that can be raised about the reliability of Lockwood and Nelly. His way of talking is in remarkable contrast to the tenants of Wuthering Heights. He devotes himself to giving very detailed accounts of the interior of Wuthering Heights and the appearances and behaviours of its tenants e. Lockwood is not able to sympathize or to understand people who are different from him. He enters Wuthering Heights under the assumption of finding people of equal social status, or at least people with a lifestyle similar to his own.
He views himself as beyond the people living at the Grange and at Wuthering Heights and does not have a genuine interest in them. Interestingly, Lockwood manages to escape from this closed-mindedness and to get closer to the people at Wuthering Heights in his dreams. Not only does Lockwood draw nearer the supernatural world in his dreams, he also becomes more like the persons whose story he is interested in.
As opposed to the reader, Lockwood fails to perceive these similarities between himself and Heathcliff, and he therefore misses once again the chance to fully understand the occurrences at Wuthering Heights. Instead of giving detailed descriptions of people, she allows the characters to introduce themselves to the reader by quoting them directly.
She tells the story the way she perceived it and her filter has a strong influence on how the reader perceives the story. As opposed to Linton, Nelly defines herself not so much by the way she speaks, but by what she says. The reader perceives Nelly as an amiable character.
This is mainly due to her positive depiction of herself. Add to cart. Sign in to write a comment. Read the ebook. The Narrative Structure of "Ten
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