Heathcliff - Hero or Villain - 1691 Words

----------------------- Emily Bronte also convey’s aspects of the class system within Victorian society through the use of imagery. Bronte depicts two English households which both resemble slightly different classes but for which could not be further apart. The heights is described as â€Å"narrow windows being deeply set in the wall† and then Thrushcross Grange as â€Å"the large, half curtain windows allowing the sun to come in from the outside† - these two pictures painted by Bronte show the contrast between the two households. Thrushcross Grange is a place of pure sophistication, calmness and complete comfort and relaxation and the Heights is seen as a place of violence, despair and complete and utter chaos. Because the Grange’s occupants are†¦show more content†¦The fact that Heathcliff’s efforts were ignored/not considered in Catherine’s response suggests that the lower classes were willing to change to fit in to the ever ridiculing class system, but they were harshly rejected by the upper classes; the higher classes believed that even with that spirit to change, that average person would not contain that â€Å"pure† blood or that natural human instinct which was specifically given to them by God and of which would forever stay in their snobbish, hypocritical, ignorant and selfish, conservative palms. Is the theme of Class the most important in the novel of WH? Wuthering Heights as a novel captivates the reader and leaves them within the clutches of the characters; each character signifying or symbolizing a particular trait/theme or tone which in turn sets their own path in the novel. In the novel you have the themes of violence, passionate/synthetic love and even the theme of pure Gothic horror of which lays an underlying baseline throughout the novel; but in my opinion the one true theme which inspires or creates these cascade of events within these different themes is that of class. Victorian society was a class - ridden society and depending on your status in society this determined the path of which you were able to lead in life: some people viewed the classShow MoreRelated The Character of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte632 Words   |  3 PagesThe Character of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte In Wuthering Heights Heathcliff is both a romantic hero and a villain. As a romantic hero he is noble, brave and involved in a passionate love affair, he is also the main character. He is called a villain that means he is spiteful and only thinks about himself. Nobody, except Catherine and maybe Hareton like him. 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