Monday, April 23, 2012
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.
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