... 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...

• Word Count: 2660
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... she was not a child, but a married woman. In Lockwood's second dream she uses her married name, but appears as an eternally homeless child, waifed?by her decision to become Mrs. Linton not Mrs. Heathcliff. We might reasonably expect that Lockwood's first introduction to the events of the past will be from Nelly. In practice, however, Lockwood's first experience of Joseph in his ... 1802(including of course Heathcliff's final share of the narrative at the end of the novel) that gives a sort of transcendent authority to her speech. Whereas Mr. Earnshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Linton, Hindley, Franc...

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

... "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- ...

• Word Count: 2697
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School