Charlotte and Emily Bronte shared some very interesting, and dreadful experiences throughout their childhood together. ... The most obvious example of this affect is Charlotte's depiction of Lowood, compared to her experiences at Cowan Bridge. Helen Burns plays a strong maternal role in Jane's life, just as Charlotte's oldest sister, played in hers. ... Emily Bronte goes as far as describing Heathcliff as both, "a gift of God," and, "as dark almost as if it came from the devil," (Bronte, E 77). ... Since the original publishing of both Bronte novels, critics ...

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In the story, Withering Heightes, by Charlotte Bronte, the characters weave together to provide a picture of the culture of 1947, as influenced by the economic system of the time. As critics before have noted, Withering Heightes is steeply infused with a dramatic sense of class and place. There...

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