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For one thing, she makes her bias obvious from the beginning,
when she refers to the Lintons as "we." She is a Thrushcross
Grange-type character, so you have to question her judgments of
the Wuthering Heights passions. She is especially hard on the
older Cathy, harder than most readers are.

Her actions often expose her limitations. Like Edgar, she
tries to shelter others from the truth. She may not lie to
Lockwood (and to you), but she lies to those caught up in the
events of the story, especially to Edgar in the second half of
the book. Her motives are good, but are her deceptions
necessary or desirable?

She's also a bit of a tattletale. She tells Edgar that
Heathcliff and Cathy are quarreling over Isabella, and she tells
him that Cathy planned her fit. Both times the results are
disastrous. Again, her motives are good--she wants to prevent
greater violence later--but she only makes things worse. Can
hers be a complete understanding of what's going on?

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS: SETTING

There are only two houses in this novel: Wuthering Heights
and Thrushcross Grange. The former is associated with the
stormy side of life, the latter with the calm. Physically,
there is a great contrast between these houses. Wuthering
Heights is a strongly built and fierce-looking farmhouse. When
Linton first sees it he is frightened by the "carved front and
lowbrowed lattices, the straggling gooseberry bushes and crooked
firs." The building is battered by severe winds during the
frequent storms.

Thrushcross Grange, a large estate, is much more protected
from the elements. It lies in a valley, and the park around it
is enclosed by a stone wall. When Heathcliff first glimpses the
drawing room through a window, he thinks it's heaven--all
crimson, gold, and silver.

Yorkshire, where these houses are located, is a wild, bleak
spot. There are few trees; slopes of black rock cut swathes
through the heather, which is dull brown most of the year;
little streams tumble everywhere. There's a lot of rain, a lot
of mist, and a lot of snow. The people are taciturn, close
fisted, and often brutal. There is no other world in the novel,
and there was no other world for Emily Bronte.

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS: THEMES