1. Family Relationships in Wuthering Heights
We are told by Nelly Dean, the narrator in chapter 5, that Cathy is "a wild, wick slip" this mono-syllabic alliterative noun phrase describes Cathy as spontaneous, impulsive and full of life! ... This connection implies that the wind and voices are both of a wild nature. ... This gives the impression of an uneasy family life, if he cannot even call his parents his own. ... "Delirious rage" perhaps could be the noun phrase used to also to describe the actions of Hindley when he, in his drunken state, sets himself upon little Hareton in chapter 9 of Wuthering Heights. ... In ...
- Word Count: 1516
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School