对《呼啸山庄》中希思克厉夫人物性格分析.doc

【标题】对《呼啸山庄》中希思克厉夫人物性格分析 【作者】杨 鹏 【关键词】爱；恨；残忍；报复；人性 【指导老师】张亚军 项谊 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ.IntroductionEmily Bronte, because of her only novel Wuthering Heights, has occupied an indelible position in English novel history, and has been a bright star in English literary circles.?Wuthering Heights is not a preposterous nightmare legend, but a unprecedented masterpiece which touches the readers’ hearts, it is concerned with love and revenge, is full of Romantic imagination, strong emotions, tight dramatic conflict and rough nature portal, to reflect sharp human spiritual contradiction and tragedy in the life in 19th century Capitalistic society. The host of the Wuthering Height， Mr.Earnshaw came back with a boy called Heathcliff who was unknown. And he loved him better than his son Hindley and his daughter Catherine. After Mr. EarnShaw died, Hindley changes the attitude toward Heathcliff. But Catherine was in love with Heathcliff. But later, Catherine married a country gentleman Edgar who was lived in Thrushcross Grange because of some outside influence. So Heathcliff went away and then took revenge on the Earnshaw family. When he came back with wealth, he began to do his frenzied revenge. He gained the Hindley’s wealth by fraud. Hindley’s son was changed a slave. Catherine was dead because of having a baby. Heathcliff didn’t get happy through the revenge，and didn’t escape from the love with Catherine. He died by eating nothing and drinking nothing in unrequited love.As he is deprived of the normal right to love, the pains have distorted his soul and sufferings have alienated his character. This paper will analyze Heathcliff’s complicated character.Ⅱ.Heahtcliff’s KindnessA. The Family Background of HeathcliffHeathcliff is introduced in Nelly’s narration as a seven year old Liverpool foundling?(probably an Irish famine immigrant) brought back to Wuthering Heights by Mr. Earnshaw. His presence in Wuthering Heights overthrows the prevailing habits of the Earnshaw family