Title: The book is titled Wuthering Heights, named after one of the residences in the work. At the beginning of the novel, Lockwood remarks that “Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff’s dwelling,” displaying the significance of the fact... Continue Reading →
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Dear Isabella, I am sure you have heard, but I have fallen ill recently. I am also sure you have heard that I am expecting a child. I get the feeling it will be a boy, the next heir to... Continue Reading →
After discussing team Heathcliff versus team Edgar in class on Wednesday, Rayna can attest to the fact that late Thursday night, I noticed a parallel between Catherine and Heathcliff’s relationship. One of my favorite shows, The Fosters, has a couple... Continue Reading →
Even though fear is in an inevitable human emotion, in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo’s fear of turning into a failure like his father proves how pointless fear is because the exile to his motherland is a catalyst to... Continue Reading →
Take up the 6’s burden— Send forth the worst ye think— Go send your worries to exile They won’t fall off the brink To be a loyal person And see problems before— Your new-found, issues and stress, Of things you... Continue Reading →
Despite the growing equality of men and women, in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, the Igbo society has male figures in control and the woman’s role is submission, revealing the cultural discrimination against females within the Igbo culture. Within a... Continue Reading →
On an almost daily basis, a common anthropological ritual among many often includes stepping into an enclosed glass box and forcing heated rain to fall. Oftentimes, many people attempt to get the water as hot as possible. Normally this ritual... Continue Reading →
Ophelia is driven to madness, as evidenced by her mad songs in act IV, scene V. This loss of sanity causes there to be some different interpretations of whether her death was intentional or not, but through Ophelia’s death she... Continue Reading →
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