I'm also going to show that the man, who creates most tension between a man and a woman and who in fact may have the leading role, is only mentioned by name, he is not in the story itself. ... At the very end of the story the atmosphere is quite charming: "...There was a whip-poor-will still coming back, imagine clear out of season, sitting in the crab-apple tree calling all by himself" (p. 92). This passage has a beautiful description of the mood suggesting that everything is now all right, but on the other hand all the things that are left unsaid make the reader feel that the reality i...

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Lockwood's fascination of Heathcliff and his curiosity in telling 'he is the kind of man that he would like' begins with a lighter mood and tone. ... The tone also reflects somber and tragic mood of Wuthering Heights as the narrator says, "There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible" (Chapter 12, p. 92). ... The other irony is that Heathcliff becomes a wealthier man than anyone when he comes back to Wuthering Height...

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• Grade Level: High School