The awakening and Wuthering Heights 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureLove through the agesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Layla044Created on: 22-04-16 12:17 Critical Reception The Awakening: -- America 1899 criticised for sexual content shocking female protagonist "mad, bad and ugly" Wuthering Heights: -- England 1845 Religious content controversial -- Negative views about it Published as Ellis Bell instead of Emily Bronte "moral taint" 1 of 11 Narrative Voice The Awakening: 3rd person narrator Wuthering Heights: Multiple Narrators -- Lockwood, Nelly -- Womans voice Working class frame narrative 2 of 11 Structure The Awakening: Cohesive tie -- Ending with suicide Character develops throughout foreshadowing Chronological order as the character develops and changes short period of time -- less than a year Wuthering Heights: Cohesive tie Frame narrative Spread over a long time period At the end, the love is restored between Heathcliff and Cathy. Moves along in time 3 of 11 Setting The Awakening: Pathetic Fallacy: sea -- sensual-- helps awaken her pigoen House Chernier caminada -- where they spent time together -- romantic foreign escape from reality Wuthering Heights: Yorkshire moors -- open (freedom) -- space, pathetic fallacy Pathetic fallacy -- escape for Heathcliff and Cathy Wuthering Heights -- unwelcoming -- stormy weather Thrushcross Grange -- classical/ traditional -- upper class Links: The Awakenings Chernier caminada, is like the yorkshire moors for Heathcliff and Catherine. 4 of 11 Female Protagonist The Awakening: Edna (doesnt choose the conventional option) -- Not a mother woman -- Opposite to Adele -- Sensually awoken -- selfish -- symbolised by a parrot -- Unconventional -- Not too brave (apart from commiting sucicide) 5 of 11 continued.... Wuthering Heights: Catherine (chooses the conventional role) -- free spirit -- Unconventional -- Chooses social convention -- Selfish -- suicide -- marries Edgar -- conventional option Links: Edna goes from being restricted to becoming free. Catherine goes from being free to becoming restricted. -- Same though process They are both selfish They are both women that come to destroy themselves. 6 of 11 Other female characters: The Awakening: Adele -- Ideal woman and mother opposite to Edna Helps to stimulate Edna's awakening Reiz -- Unconventional Shows what Edna could have become She gets shown as a mocking bird Wuthering Heights: Isabella -- Develops throughout the novel. Cathy -- (Catherines daughter) over steps boundaries Helps Hareton Similar to Catherine Heathcliff doesnt like to see Catheine in Cathy Hope for the future 7 of 11 Male Protagonists The Awakening: Robert -- Cannot commit Desires what he can not have (a married woman) Male version of Edna Both conventional and not Wants a wife not a mistress weakness is show when he returns because hes given in Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff -- Becomes conventional to take revenge (unconventional reasons) Driven by jealousy and marries for revenge 8 of 11 Other male protagonists The Awakening: Leonce -- Conventional typical victorian husband lacks passion Edna is his possession Concerned about reputation Arobin -- Typical ladies man Only sexual relationships No emotional depths 9 of 11 continued.... Wuthering Heights: Edgar -- conventional (like Leonce) devoted husband restricted by society Linton -- Weak, feminine, not typical product of a broken marriage Hareton -- hope for the future weak ifeminate 10 of 11 Context The Awakening: Chopins background -- Grew up with independant women Not many male views Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte -- Large family who died young Father was a vicar -- Religious Grown up with women 11 of 11
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