Wuthering Heights Essay, Research Paper
The overall mood of Wuthering Heights is best described as
somber and tragic. The author says the plot is like a storm. On
the last page of the novel, the reader sees the phantoms of
Heathcliff and the elder Cathy restlessly walking the Heights in
rain and thunder. However, there is a semblance of calm in
Bront?’s presentation of the second-generation’s story. It appears
that the author is trying to resolve the basic stormy conflict of
the novel through the love of Cathy and Hareton. In contrast to
the restless Heathcliff and Cathy walking in the storm, Hareton
and Cathy are seen on the moors, peaceful and in love. They
decide to leave Wuthering Heights, abandoning it to the still
restless spirits of Heathcliff and his Catherine.
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