The overwhelming success of these classics has earned Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre a permanent place on countless book shelves the world over. ... In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte builds Heathcliff's Byronic character by describing the appearance and movement of his eyes. In the first paragraph of Wuthering Heights, Lockwood describes Heathcliff's eyes as, "black,"" and "withdrawn suspiciously under their brows- (Bronte 3). ... While Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre both feature dark and mysterious Byronic individuals, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre provides readers with t...

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Lockwood is the first narrator of Wuthering Heights, so the reader relies upon his perception of surrounding characters setting and events that take place early in the novel to get a footing into the story. ... If Lockwood were a misanthrope he wouldn't have gone out of his way to go and see Heathcliff and he certainly wouldn't have taken it upon himself to return to Wuthering Heights the following day, especially after such an unwelcoming visit. ... Due to the fact that Lockwood is a main narrator of Withering Heights, the way in which he makes poor judgement of almost everything ar...

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This essay will attempt to show that because of the time period they grew up in, and their own family experiences the Byronic hero is so prevalent throughout their novels, "Jane Eyre," and, "Wuthering Heights," by using psychoanalytic and postcolonial criticisms. ... Raymond Williams' description of Charlotte and Emily's only brother, Branwell, makes it seem likely he is the influence behind the Byronic heroes in both, "Jane Eyre," and, "Wuthering Heights....

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