The Bronte Sisters Emily Bronte, the writer of "Wuthering Heights"
The Bronte sisters were all talented in writing, and they all have books that are considered classics today. They read and write as a family. Interesting comment on women writing during the time.
Wuthering Heights
The Bronte sisters were all talented in writing, and they all have books that are considered classics today. They read and write as a family. Interesting comment on women writing during the time.
Wuthering HeightsLockwood is head-over-heels in love with a woman, and she loves him back. It is clear between the two of them. AND THEN! What does he do?! NOTHING! He hides and runs away and turns his back. She feels like an idiot for sharing her feelings.
-->Loving the unattainable...
Q. What does setting up a character like Lockwood do for the novel?
A. He enjoys making Heathcliff uncomfortable. Lockwood enjoys meeting someone who wants to having nothing to do with him.
Q. Why is Lockwood at Wuthering Heights?
A. He is going away from society after what has happened with the woman he loved.
Q. Impression of Heathcliff:
A. He is selfish. He is 37. He has a son who has died. He has a daughter-in-law, Catherine, that he is cruel toward. He has his servants. Terrible to his dogs: he is violent and kicks them.
Maxilary Convulsions: grinding your teeth so that you don't cry.
-->What men do before they start crying (think John!)
-->Loving the unattainable...
Q. What does setting up a character like Lockwood do for the novel?
A. He enjoys making Heathcliff uncomfortable. Lockwood enjoys meeting someone who wants to having nothing to do with him.
Q. Why is Lockwood at Wuthering Heights?
A. He is going away from society after what has happened with the woman he loved.
Q. Impression of Heathcliff:
A. He is selfish. He is 37. He has a son who has died. He has a daughter-in-law, Catherine, that he is cruel toward. He has his servants. Terrible to his dogs: he is violent and kicks them.
Maxilary Convulsions: grinding your teeth so that you don't cry.
-->What men do before they start crying (think John!)
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