Both best-selling novels Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, and Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, possess powerful subjects such as twisted love and alluring character qualities; however, Wuthering Heights would be a better novel to study because Bronte delivers an intense plot filled with love and horror that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. In the first chapter, Bronte introduces characters of mystery and backgrounds that are unknown to the reader. As a frame story develops, Bronte chapter by chapter unfolds the secrets each character holds. Although few characters possess minor roles in the plot, Heathcliff, Catherine, Nelly, and the Linton family each portray different, yet fascinating traits that Bronte cleverly unites throughout the chapters.The passionate love that Catherine and Heathcliff share creates a love story that readers emotionally attach to, but the horror and sometimes grotesque characteristics of Heathcliff and the darkness of Wuthering Heights draw the reader in. Although some people might disagree and find Wuthering Heights to be a confusing and boring novel, the different points of views and the range of emotions would be interesting and exciting subjects to discuss among other classmates. While Pride and Prejudice enables the reader to grasp a sense of the rigid social classes and women empowerment in the time of Austen, Wuthering Heights allows the reader to make connections on her own. Also, as Pride and Prejudice follows a somewhat simple storyline, Bronte develops a plot with many various stories, each one intertwined with excitement and emotions. Although Pride and Prejudice serves to educate readers on Austen's satire of marriage and class, Wuthering Heights portrays an invoking tale of love and drama that readers connect with throughout the whole novel.
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Emmaline,
The best part of your argument happens at the end of the post; you claim that WH "allows the reader to make connections on her own" which would have been nice to flush out throughout the post. I would have liked you to have shown how Bronte did this and why it is more interesting than what Austen does in P and P. You spend a bit too much time at the beginning of the post on plot summary. Well done.
Mrs. G
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