Wutherin Heights and Jane Eyre...

[Silvia]

Hi!
I am supposed to write a paper on Emily Bronte and "Wuthering Heights" and I would like to focus on Emily's relationship with her sisters (in particular with Charlotte) and on the similarities which exist between Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre (I love both of them so, so much!)...
I'm not sure whether it is a good choice or not, what do you think?
So far, I have found these similarities:
- both Heathcliff and Mr Rochester are Byronc heroes (I mean, both of them are proud, mysterious, aristocratic, overwhelmed by some crime or sin..)
-social conventions and institutions represent an obstacle to their love ( Rochester's previous marriage, as well as the bleak outlook of Rochester getting married to Blanche Ingram- Catherin getting married to Linton in Wuthering Heights because he is the one that can guarantee her a comfortable life..)
-both Rochester and Heathcliff can't stand living without their beloved, whereas Jane and Catherine seem to better tolarate it
-final promise of redemption (in the end, love wins (even though in W.H it is not the one between Heathcliff and his Catherine..) and seems to erase all the sins and sorrows of the past)


As far as Wuthering Heights is concerned, do you agree that in the novel:
-nature mirrors the feelings of the character (romantic nature)
-there are gothic elements (I think about the chapters in which Heathcliff's life with Isabella is described...it reminds me a lot of "the Castle of Otranto")?

please, do not misunderstand my intentions..I'm not asking you to do my homework, I'm just interested in your opinion and lookin forward to getting pieces of advice so that I can improve my paper! thank you!:D

[Bronte sisters]

Hi!
wow!!!!I like these books veeeeeeeeeeery much!
I think that some of your points could be good ones...
first of all I agree with what you said about romantic nature: if you happen to read the book again carefully, you'll notice that nature always suits Heathcliff's moods....it's so romantic! He is always portraied by the narrator in the same way: standing close to an old tree, with the wind blowing in his dark hair....

I would suggest your adding some pictures to your paper because it could help you to better express this concept.

Let me know what do you think about it....

Good job!

[Silvia]

:D thank you for answering!
Actually, I've found a beautiful picture portraying Heathcliff leaning on a tree...he looks the way I would expect Rochester to look like!
I'm definetely going to follow your piece of advice and add pictures and paintings to my paper...I was thinking of something by Constable, but it would be kind of you if you could suggest any other painter able to translate into images what I have in mind...:)
I'm doing research on the Internet right now, but I think I'll need to reread the novel, because it seems to me I have forgotten many things...
thank you again, let me know if you think there are other things I should consider:p

[icandoit]

hi, i prefer Jane Eyre because i really love the woman in this novel. She is like a symbol of girl power even in today. Jane Eyre is smart, brave and determined. I love her. And i really like the love between Mr Rochester and Jane. Mr Rochester is smart too and manly. Yes , manly here is the way he behave, cool^ ^. the love between them is like a fire when they encouter. Every lines when they talk to each other makes me scream "cool". Jane Eyre reminds me of the Pride and prejudice ^ ^.
About wuthering height, i am reading iat. In fact, it quite excite me. But i dont like much these characters. Heathcliff is rude and somehow harsh.His words are harsh and cruel. And Catherine is ill-tempered. Everytime she gets mad, i feel pissed off too.

[downing]

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20132 This might help you.