WUTHERING HEIGHTS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 WHY DO YOU THINK

WUTHERING HEIGHTS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 WHY DO YOU THINK




Wuthering Heights Discussion Questions

Wuthering Heights Discussion Questions


  1. Why do you think Emily Bronte chose to unfold the story through the secondary sources of Ellen’s narrative, Mr. Lockwood’s visits, and Catherine’s diary? How would the story have differed if it had been told chronologically? Do you trust the narrators’ version of the events that took place? Or are they, from time to time, a bit unreliable?


  1. Compare Catherine’s love for Heathcliff with her love for Edgar. What are the defining characteristics of each relationship? Do you think Catherine regrets her choice of husband?


  1. One critic stated that WH is “truly a novel without a hero or heroine.” What do you think of this statement? Is Heathcliff a hero or a villain?


  1. List the characteristics of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. How do the descriptions reflect differences between the Earnshaws and the Lintons?


  1. The love relationship of young Cathy and Hareton mirrors the love between Catherine and Heathcliff. How do the younger characters resemble their older counterparts? Then consider how the younger generation is different from their “parents.” ( Heathcliff considers Hareton to be more his offspring than his own son, Linton)


  1. How does Bronte maintain our sympathy for Catherine and Heathcliff even when their behavior becomes increasingly selfish and destructive?


  1. List the antithetical elements found in WH.







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