WUTHERING HEIGHTS –
EXTRACT ANALYSIS
By: Hillary, Zoe & Rachel

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Heathcliff:
• “dirty, ragged, black-haired child”
• he is un-personified, by being called “it” (as if he is not a human being, dehmanized)
• “as dark almost as if it came from the devil” strong biblical reference
• Emphasis on his foreignness
• The fact that they cannot understand him is a continuous theme throughput the book in different aspects – literal and metaphorical
• They treat him as if he is a possession/gift
• He is seen as a social outcast an a misfit ‘Northern Farmer’
• Bottom order person “I put it o the landing of the stairs”

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Cathy:
• Is just as animalistic as Heathcliff
• “she chose a whip” violent and sadistic
• She can be seen as rough and boyish in her actions and thought processes

PERSONALITY TRAITS
Heathcliff:
• Scared
• Lonely
• Vulnerable
• Awkward
• Lost
• Friendly
• Strong (mentally)
• Tough
• Loyal
• Manipulative
• Unsavoury
• Split personality (foreshadowing)

PERSONALITY TRAITS
Cathy:
• Violent and destructive
Hindley:
• Strong loathing towards Heathcliff

VIEWS FROM OTHER
CHARACTERS
Nelly:
• Repetition of “it”
• Calls him “the stranger”
• “put it on the landing of the stairs”
• “gipsy brat”
• “uncomplaining as a lamb”
Cathy:
• “grinning and spitting at the stupid little thing”
Hindley:
• “stand Hindley’s blows”

VIEWS FROM OTHER
CHARACTERS
Mr. Earnshaw:
• Brought Heathcliff back as a gift
• “poor, fatherless child”

Foreshadowing:
• “half dead with fatigue”
Biblical reference:
• “three kingdoms”
• “confess”
Repetition:
• “three”
Brontë’s writing style:
• “he did not forget me”
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