class and social ranking

"Not Mr. Heathcliff, surely?"  This was said on page 159.  Nelly was asking this to someone when she heard that someone else has possession of Wuthering Heights.  It in fact was Heathcliff, and Nelly did not like this idea at all!  She did not trust Heathcliff, and she did have good reasons not to.  Nelly then decided she wanted to return to Wuthering Heights with Hareton.  However, Heathcliff did not allow Nelly to come back.  Rather, he had Hareton stay as a servant to him.  This is a way in which Heathcliff got his revenge.  This has to do with class and social rankings because since Heathcliff was the ruler of Wuthering Heights, he can make people do what he wants them to do, such as work as servants.

foreshadow

"This writing, however, was nothing but a name repeated in all kinds of characters-large and small-Catherine Earnshaw, here and there varied to Catherine Heathcliff, and then again to Catherine Linton."  This line was said in the first half of the book.  However, it helps when talking about the chronological order of the novel.  At this part, Lockwood finds these names written on a wall.  This foreshadows Nelly telling the story of Wuthering Heights.  This part at the beginnings prepares the reader to know that either Catherine gets married three times, or she has some important relation to all them in some way.  Later in the story, they explain that Catherine and Heathcliff once loved each other.  She was an Earnshaw, and she married a Linton.  This foreshadowing helps with the order of the story.

protagonist

"Excuse me!  But I know Edgar is in bed, and I cannot stop myself."  This was said by Isabella to Nelly.  Isabella came to Nelly asking her for help to get away from Wuthering Heights.  Heathcliff and Hindly have been fighting so much recently, and Heathcliff treats her terribly.  Nelly in the story I think is the protagonist.  She is the women who is telling the story of Wuthering Heights to Lockwood.  She always helps the family in the way she knows best.  She watches after little Catherine and Hareton.  The only time she failed as a caregiver or kind person was when she left Linton.  Linton was begging her not to leave him with such a monster, but she does anyways because she was afraid.  However, Nelly still seems like a very good person.

antagonist

"Hallo Nelly," cried Mr. Heathcliff, when he saw me,"I feared I should have come down and fetch my property myself."  Here in this statement, Heathcliff is speaking about his son, Linton.  Linton is the son to both Heathcliff and Isabella.  Heathcliff is saying that Linton is his property, and that his mom is a skank.  He is very cruel to Linton and treats him more of a servant rather than his son.  I think that Heathcliff is the antagonist of the story because he is very cruel to everyone!  At the beginning, I would have said Hindly as the atagonist.  However, it seems that Heathcliff has done much more evil things in the story than Hindly has.  Heathclifff is just caught up in getting his revenge that he will make anyone's life miserable, even his own son.

character being evil

"But, for all that, I was not going to sympathize with him- the brute beast."  This was said on page 148.  In this quote, Isabella came to Nelly asking for help.  She was complaining and worried about her life with Heathcliff.  He was not treating her well at all, and basically just treated her as his servant.  She also was terrified because Heathcliff and Hindly have been fighting almost every day recently.  Isabella has lost all respect for Heathcliff.  I think now that Heathcliff has just turned evil.  I do not think originally he was evil.  In my opinion, Hindly treating him so cruely as a child made him this way.  The only reason Heathcliff married Isabella was to get his revenge on Hindly and Catherine.  He never loved Isabella!

Heathcliff wanting revenge/ "Wuthering Heights"

"There was scarcely time to experience a thrill of horror before we saw that little wretch was save."  This was said when Catherine was bit by the dog, and the Linton's would not allow Heathcliff to come because he looked dirty and not good enough.  Also, one night the Linton's came to the Earnshaw's one night for dinner.  Hindly decided to lock Heathcliff up in the attic.  He did this because he thought that Heathcliff was not good enough and looked dirty.  Well, Heathcliff finally decided that he had enough, and left Wuthering Heights.  Now he is back, and I think he is searching for revenge.  This shows that people need to treat people like they want to be treated because things could not turn out so well.  I wonder what Heathcliff is going to do to get his revenge.

Misery leading to bad things/ "Wuthering Heights"

"Earnshaw had come home rabid drunk..."  This was describing the night that Hindly was drinking, along with many other nights after his wife's death.  He was very miserable and depressed, so he turned to alcohol.  This actually happens many times in society today.  People feel like drinking can just make them feel better and alleviate their problems.  However, it can make a situation worse.  Hindly just was very upset and felt very lonely, so he thought that drinking would make him feel better.  Even though Hindly made this mistake, it is how he overcomes this challenge that shows the real type of character he is.  However, I do not think that Hindly seems like the best person.  So, he may just make himself look even worse, unless he decides to turn his life around!

First person Narrator/ one theme "Wuthering Heights"

"I have just returned."  This is an example of first person narrator used throughout the story.  Lockwood is actually the one who is saying the story.  Nelly is explaining the story of Wuthering Heights to Lockwood.  I think I have noticed some themes throughout the story.  One I think is treating someone badly, can always turn bad for yourself also.  Heathcliff was treated terribly by some people, especially Hindly.  He ran away from Wuthering Heights for a while, but then when he was older he returned.  He had cleaned up and he had money.  Hindly saw this and was much kinder to him.  However, it was too late; all Heathcliff wanted was revenge.  He wanted revenge on Hindly, and he also wanted revenge on Catherine for marrying another man instead of him.  I wonder what will happen next!

Foreshadow/ "Wuthering Heights"

"This writing, however, was nothing but a name repeated in all kinds of characters, large and small..."  This quote describes when Lockwood saw Catherine's name written many times.  However, her last names varied from Earnshaw, Linton, and Heathcliff.  I think this was to foreshadow the part of the story when Catherine loved two different men, Heathcliff and Edgar Linton.  I think Earnshaw is used to describe her name before she was married.  Catherine wanted to marry Heathcliff because she was madly in love with him; however, she married Edgar because he was what her father, Hindly, would approve of.  She knew that her father thought very lowly of Heathcliff.  This really upset and angered Heathcliff.  However, when Catherine was about to die, she wanted to see Heathcliff more than she wanted to see Edgar.  This proved that she had the greater love for Heathcliff.

Characters and frame story/ "Wuthering Heights"

"And that minx, Catherine Linton, or Earnshaw, or however she was called- she must have been a challenging- wicked little soul."  This describes the time when Lockwood found the writing on a wall or bench that said these two different names for Catherine.  The character list is actually a bit confusing.  However, this story of all the characters relation is told by Nelly to Lockwood.  This is an example of a frame story because it is a story within a story.  Nelly is explaining the history of Wuthering Heights because Lockwood had a nightmare.  The characters start with Catherine and Heathcliff when they were younger and worked for Hindly.  Then, Catherine marries Edgar.  They then have a daughter, who they name Catherine.  A few hours later after the birth, the older Catherine dies.  Nelly is like a servant, and she is to take care of Catherine.  Also, Isabella is Catherine's sister-in-law, and then married Heathcliff.  However, she was very unhappy after they got married.  Also, there are two families who were like enemies at the beginning: the Lintons and Earnshaws.  However, at the end, they became civil with each other.

Victor or creature?

"I swear to you, by the earth which I inhabit, and by the earth which I inhabit, and by you that made me..."  This was said by the creature.  Here, he was promising Victor that if he made him a companion, that he would leave Victor and his family alone forever.  However, Victor destroyed the companion he was making for the creature, so the creature killed his family.  This enraged Victor, and they became enemies.  However, I feel sorry for the creature, and I blame Victor for his miserable loneliness.  Victor created him and could have treated him with kindness.  Instead, he ran away at the first sight of the creature.  This made the creature feel terrible about himself.  Then, it just went terrible from here.  Because of the treatment he was receiving, the creature began to kill people because he was so angry.  I think that killing people was too terrible for the creature to do to feel better, but he did feel so alone.  I just wish they had a counselor for the creature or something! hahaha

Mood

"Cursed, cursed creator!  Why did I live?"  This is the line that the creature said after the Delacey family rejected him.  This was one of the main reasons that caused the creature to hate humans.  He finally decided that humans were awful when he saved the young girl, and then got shot.  All these instances affected the creature's mood.  Before all these experiences, the creature was actually pretty kind.  However, now that everyone treated him so terribly, he changed his mood completely and decided he was going to try to get back at Victor and kill his whole family.  Victor's mood was also affected many times.  Whenever Victor saw or thought of the creature, he became terrified and went through a depression.  It is a bit ironic because they both were the cause to their moods and feelings.

Comparison to the movie

"About this time we retired to our house at Belrive."  This was the part in the novel when Victor went on a journey after Justine's death.  Victor went on many journeys by himself.  He would be alone very often because he was very afraid of the creature and basically in a state of depression.  However, when he was alone, he would often drive himself mad.  In the movies, the creature is portrayed as a huge monster who wants to hurt everything in sight.  However, in the novel, the readers get to experience how the creature actually felt.  Many, as I have, feel sorry for the creature because of how alone and miserable he felt.  Also, in the movies, they do not show how the creature was very kind at first and just wanted to have a friend.  In the story, he actually saved a girl's life, but then was shot for it.  However, in the movies, he just was displayed as this evil, horrible creature.  I think that they did not base the movie off of the book because there was no happy ending what so ever, and Victor went on so many journeys, which would be hard to show in the movies.

Antagonist

"I trembled with rage and horror, resolving to wait his approach, and then close with him in mortal combat."  This was said by Victor when referring to the creature.  To Victor the antagonist would be the creature because the creature is out to get him and his family.  However, to the creature, the antagonist is Victor.  Victor is the reason for why the creature is the way he is the way he is.  Victor made the creature feel very lonely and created him looking hideous, which caused the creature to feel miserable about himself.  When so many humans rejected the creature because of the way he looked.  This caused the creature to have much hatred for humans and caused him to act out on his hatred and anger.  He began to kill Victor's family, which is why he would be considered a major enemy to Victor.

Tragedy

"At these moments I wept bitterly, and wished that peace would revisit my mind only that I might afford them consolation and happiness."  This was said by Victor after Justine died.  He was very sad first of all because he was very upset that both her and William were murdered.  However, he also felt some guilt for their deaths because he created the creature that killed them.  When Justine was being questioned and accused of William's murder, Victor did not speak up even though he knew that it was the creature that killed William.  Along with this tragedy, there are many other examples.  One would be the death of Henry, who became a very good companion to Victor when he felt lonely.  The worst tragedy I think would be when the creature killed Elizabeth.  This was on Victor and Elizabeth's wedding night, which made it even more upsetting.  This tragedy caused Victor to become very angry, and that is when he decided to go search for the creature to get his revenge.

My opinion

"I had been the author of unalterable evils, and I lived in daily fear lest the monster whom I created should perpetrate some new wickedness."  This is a line that Victor said before he approached the creature.  He was very afraid of the creature until one day he decided to stand up to him.  I actually am enjoying this story!  At first, I thought the book was a little slow and confusing.  However, now it is becoming more intense, and I want to know what will happen next.  I think that what will happen soon will change the story completely.  My idea is that the creature is going to try to communicate with the family.  Then, the family is going to become very afraid because of the way the creature looks.  I then think that the creature will become outraged at this and will become evil.  This is just my assumption because I thought the creature was supposed to be evil in this story, but he actually seems very nice and innocent!  I am very curious to see if my assumption is correct!

Simile/ The creature

"He strove to shelter her, as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener..."  This is an example of a simile because the author is comparing how someone is sheltering Caroline to the exotic being sheltered by the gardener.  The creature has very many traits.  First in the story, he seems very scary and evil.  However, as the story continues, he is actually a nice creature so far.  He was just not nurtured in the right way, and he blames Victor for that.  He also blames Victor for his loneliness because Victor did not treat the creature as a creator should.  Now, the creature is trying to learn about life by watching this family.  He wants to learn their lifestyle and how to speak their language.  By watching this family, the creature has learned many things such as not stealing from the people because he realizes it brings them pain.  He does not want to cause them pain!

Victor and creature's relationship

"Devil," I exclaimed, "do you dare approach me?"  This was said by Victor towards the creature.  I think it is ironic how Victor speaks to the creature like this because he used to be so afraid of the creature.  Before he says this to the creature the book says, "I trembled with rage and horror..."  This shows that before Victor spoke to the creature so cruely, he was terrified.  I think that when Victor saw the creature he became outraged because he thinks that the creature killed his brother, William.  He felt that he needed to yell at the creature in order to stand up for his brother.  However, Victor needs to be careful of what he says to the creature and how he says it because the creature is very powerful.  The creature tries to put up with how Victor is treating him, but he reminds him that if he continues to treat him badly, then the creature will hurt him.

Verbal Irony

"Thus I relieve thee, my creator," he said, and placed his hated hands before my eyes, which I flung from me with violence;"thus I take from thee a sight which you abhor."  This was said by Victor.  When Victor told the creature that he did not want to see him, the creature places his hands over Victors' eyes.  This is an example of verbal irony because the author is trying to show that the creature was being sarcastic with Victor.  This basically shows a funny, sweet side to the creature.  It displays that he is not mean and angry, but that he also likes to have fun just like regular people.  It always shows that the creature is not afraid of Victor.  He even tells Victor that he does not want to hurt him, but if Victor keeps treating him badly then he will.  He also reminds Victor that he did create him very powerful and strong.  I feel that Victor was trying to stand up to him, but this made him fearful again!

Bible allusion

"Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rater the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed."  This was said by the creature when he was speaking to Frankenstein.  This is an example of an allusion because the creature was referring to Adam in the Bible.  I actually thought this whole chapter was a little ironic.  This is because the creature earlier did not even know how to speak, and now he is referring to things in the Bible.  Also, he has been watching this family and learning things from them.  In order to win them over, he wants to learn their language.  He wants to be able to communicate with them so he can explain himself because he does not want them to be afraid of him by his appearance.  I wonder if the family will be afraid of him, and this will cause him to become angry and evil.