How Emily Bronte Introduces the Reader to the Themes of...

How Emily Bronte Introduces the Reader to the Themes of Enclosure and the Supernatural in Wuthering Heights It took many attempts to get Wuthering Heights published and when it finally was it received a lot of negative reviews because the contemporary readers werent ready for Emilys style of realism. A Victorian critic July 1848 from Grahams Magazine reviewed Wuthering Heights as vulgar depravity and unnatural horrors and described the author as, a human being could have written such a book. without attempting suicide. Emily Bronte lived a very difficult life and was quite isolated from people she shows this in her story of Wuthering Heights. Her sisters both wrote books which were quite†¦show more content†¦pushing the barrier, he did pull The attitude of the people at Wuthering Heights towards Lockwood creates an social barrier between them, peevish displeasure Also, they show him no common courtesy or kindness his reserve springs from an aversion to showy display of feeling- to manifestations of mutual kindliness. This illustrates that they are people of isolation and Heathc liffs actions support this, as he refrains from any physical contact with Lockwood. reasons for keeping his hand out of the way when he meets a would-be acquaintance, Even the dogs arent controlled and are enclosed in the house, various sizes and ages, issued from hidden dens to the common centre. However their approach to people comes from the fact that they dont socialise and interact with others, they are aware of this Guests are so exceedingly rare in this house. Wuthering Heights is described as very different and not like places of that time. of the atmospheric tumult to which There is a definite gothic influence to the description of the house grotesque carving lavished over the front, This gothic influence supports the idea of Wuthering Heights being very different, as at the time this book was set gothic ideas were frowned on and considered as very demonic. gaunt thorns all stretching their limbsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦alms of the sun The use of