... us all about the history of the people at Wuthering Heights which mystified Mr. Lockwood upon coming to the heights and mystified us as well. Mrs.Dean or Nelly, unlike Mr. Lockwood, is intrinsic narrator. She is actually part of that history which she relates as she was a servant at ... role as she affects our responses and feelings towards the whole story and towards the different characters with her comments. Perhaps an example of how much Mrs. Dean is far from being objective in her narration is the way she portrayed Catherine Earnshaw. Telling us about Catherine's childhood she descr...

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... for eighteen years. She tells him that she was once their housekeeper, and has a lot of stories to tell. Mrs. Heathcliff, who was married to Heathcliff's son, is the daughter of Mrs. Dean's late master, Edgar Linton. Hareton Earnshaw, the nephew of Mrs. Linton, is Mrs. Heathcliff's cousin. Mr. Heathcliff was married to Mr. Linton's sister, who bore Linton, Catherine's husband. Heathcliff was an ... orphan. Mr. Earnshaw found him in Liverpool. One day he went to Liverpool for business. There he found Heathcliff and brought him to Wuthering Heights. Mrs. Earnshaw was very angry. She and t...

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... offered Jason a job at his bank, but rescinded that offer when he divorced Caddy. This retraction left Jason no choice but to work at the local farm-supply store. Though Mrs. Compson hopes Jason will own the store one day, Jason is bitter about having lost his bank job and being forced to work in the farm-supply store. Ironically, the ... loveless Jason is the only one of the Compson children who receives Mrs. Compson's affection. Jason does not have the ability to accept, enjoy, or return this love. Jason rejects not only household love, but romantic love as well. He hates all women .....

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... is too much and the reward too little. The family treats Jane terribly. Their disregard and contempt is widely apparent and outwardly shown to the young Jane. Not only does Mrs. Reed treat Jane with disgust but her children as well show Jane no sympathy or kindness. The children treat Jane as a servant and not as a contemporary. "What do you want ... the farm- (58). In each of the stories the despise that is felt is based on jealousy. Hindley hates Heathcliff because his own father revered Heathcliff more than him. Likewise Mrs. Reed was jealous of Jane's mother who was closer to Mr. Re...

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... ;which "haunted solitary ways •(JE, 154) and "was always alone •(JE, 154). This figure resembles the wandering and wayward Byronic hero. While inquiring about Rochester's disposition, Jane asks Mrs. Fairfax "What in short, is his character? •to which she responds "He is rather peculiar, perhaps; he has traveled a great deal, and seen a great deal of the world, I should ... think. •(JE, 143). Just after formally meeting Mr. Rochester, Jane Eyre inquires to Mrs. Fairfax as to why he is so "changeful and abrupt •(JE, 175) and she tells Jane that he has "painful thoughts, no doubt,...

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... "dirty, ragged, black-haired child- (36) is seen as an intruder instead of as a new member of the family. When he is brought to Wuthering Heights, the first thing that Mrs. Earnshaw did was throwing a tantrum about her husband bringing home a "gipsy brat-(37). We can also see the rejection of the rest of the members of the family between the ... reminder of his lesser status. On their little journey out to Thrushcross Grange, Catherine is taken into the Linton house, whereas he is rejected and alienated. He is told by Mrs. Linton that he is a "wicked boy- and "unfit for a decent house- ...

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... not know how to respond to him. Heathcliff is often called "it". Nelly said that ". . . it only stared round, and repeated. . . some gibberish that nobody could understand...Mrs. Earnshaw was ready to fling it out of doors. . ." (Brontë 47) He is criticized for the way he looks and talks, as it is different from the way ... ...

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... Heathcliff from Liverpool as a gift for his children, "[Y]ou must e"en take it as a gift of God, though it's as dark almost as if it came from the devil"(40). Mrs. Earnshaw was very angry, and she and the children wanted him to get rid of it. This is how he enters Wuthering Heights and joined his new family. After the ... ...

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... rabbit pelts as pets and misidentifies the woman as Heathcliff's wife. "My amiable lady!" he interrupted, with an almost diabolical sneer on his face. "Where is she -- my amiable lady?" "Mrs. Heathcliff, your wife, I mean." "Well, yes -- Oh! you would intimate that her spirit has taken the post of ministering angel, and guards the fortunes of Wuthering Heights, even when her ... ...

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... Hindley. Mr. Earnshaw's distinct feelings toward the two boys he raises is also revealed through what he actually says about each child. When he first brings Heathcliff to Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Earnshaw does not like his presence and requests explanations from her husband. Mr. Earnshaw briefly explains how he has found the street kid, always trying to make his family feel ... ...

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... Emily Bronte's novel, Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff, the man who Wuthering Heights revolves around, was taken in by Mr. Earnshaw after returning from a trip. However, he was never truly welcomed by Mrs. Earnshaw and their son, Hindley; only daughter Catherine enjoyed Heathcliff's presence. While Hindley treated Heathcliff horribly, he and Catherine grew very close. When Hindley teased Heathcliff about his long hair ... ...

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