... that follows is in some sense foreshadowed in the three-chapter prelude, even though Lockwood is in no position to tell us anything of its primary events. He takes us across the threshold between foppish Southern existence and the earthier ways of the Yorkshire moors; between present and past; between waking and dream, civilized and natural. His first task is to ... comparable beings, but is also (unwittingly) making the first Marxist joke. On his second visit to Wuthering Heights, when a snowfall renders it impossible for Lockwood to find the paths back across the moors, the servant Zi...

• Word Count: 2971
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and so I let her know" (704). The class distinction, after the measles, became a clear, hard line: Nelly, on the servant side with Joseph, and Catherine and Hindley on the side of the owners of servants. This further hastened Nelly's spiteful feelings toward Catherine when Mr. Earnshaw died. Hindley ... secrecy about her marriage proposal from Edgar (724-728). Nelly lies to Catherine about Heathcliff being anywhere close to overhear their conversation. "Joseph is here...and Heathcliff will come in with him" (725). Heathcliff left before he heard how Catherine actually felt about him. Ne...

• Word Count: 11808
• Approx Pages: 47
• Grade Level: High School

... emotional isolation and the subsequent tragedies that entail that isolation. Nearly every character in the story isolates themselves from the others, whether it is Heathcliff pushing a sniveling Linton away or Joseph isolating himself through means of religious persecution. However, the most troublesome self-isolation comes from Catherine and her blatant disregard for true love in order to be socially accepted. Catherine ... this discussion between Nelly and Catherine takes place, it is obvious that Catherine and Heathcliff love each other, but as Nelly probes deeper into Catherine's in...

• Word Count: 1212
• Approx Pages: 5