A New Interpretation of Catherine's Characters in Wuthering Heights

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10.2991/icesame-17.2017.387How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Characters; Wuthering Heights; Catherine

Abstract

Introduction of Emily Bronte and Wuthering heights story synopsis. Emily Bronte (1818-1848), a British novelist in the 19th century , is one of the famous "Bronte sisters" of British literary history. Although the woman writer spent only 30 years in the world then quietly left, her only novel Wuthering heights (1847) has established her status in English literature and world literature history. Wuthering heights is about a sad love story: a gypsy foundling named Heath Cliff is adopted by the old master of wuthering heights, then go out to get rich for shame and failure in love, at last he comes back for crazy revenge. The full novel is filled with a strong fighting spirit against oppression and striving for the happiness, and always shrouded in mysterious and romantic tension. At the beginning of publishing, the novel it has been regarded as a naive fantasy of young women writers from the reality, but soon it was highly praised by the critics and was warmly welcomed by the readers. The heroine, Catherine, has always been a favorite figure in British literature, so it is necessary to make a comprehensive and systematic study of her image.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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