Chapter 4 Wuthering heights
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- Created on: 16-11-15 19:44
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- Chapter 4
- Nelly's narrative
- Nelly assumes the role of primary narrator
- She gives us an insight into Heathcliff's childhood and the Earnshaw family
- We now get Nelly's first person recount.
- Biased
- Nelly admits that she also didn't like Heathcliff; "Hindley hated him, and to say the truth I did the same"
- Heathcliff's childhood
- In Chapter 4 we are firstly given an insight into Heathcliff's childhood and how he came about living at Wuthering Heights.
- We learn that Heathcliff was picked up off the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw.
- "a dirty, ragged, black-haired child"
- He was expected into the Earnshaw family by Catherine but not Hindley.
- Heathcliff and Catherine's relationship
- Catherine neglects Heathcliff like Hindley does at first: "spitting at the stupid little thing"
- "Miss Cathy and he were now very thick"
- Heathcliff's description
- "imp of Satan"
- "gipsy"
- "uncomplaining as a lamb"
- Nelly's narrative
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