Topic > Wuthering Heights: The Power to Transform - 1438

Everyone goes through a time when they wish they were a different person. Many people believe they can never change who they are. However, transformations happen every day. Emily Bronte demonstrates this in her novel Wuthering Heights. Throughout the entire plot, numerous characters have changed, in their appearance, their social status or their personality. Bronte also demonstrates that non-human things can change, like the way Wuthering Heights does. The idea that people and objects can transform is shown throughout the novel through many examples. It has been shown that the novel's protagonist, Heathcliff, has undergone the greatest transformation. At the beginning of the novel, Heathcliff is an orphan brought home to live with a high-class family. He is described as “a dirty, ragged, black-haired child; old enough both to walk and talk...and yet, when he got to his feet, he merely looked around, and repeated over and over some nonsense words that no one could understand” (Bronte page 36). However, Mr. Earnshaw tried to make Heathcliff an equal part of the family, Heathcliff never truly fits in. Heathcliff comes from a completely different social class than the rest of his "family". This led to the hatred Hindley felt towards Heathcliff. Hindley robs Heathcliff of his education, forces him to work as a servant at Wuthering Heights, and beats him frequently. Through it all, Heathcliff never complains. He receives his punishment in silence, while he plans his revenge. After escaping, Heathcliff is barely recognisable. Nelly said: “…I was amazed, more than ever, to see Heathcliff's transformation. He had become a tall, athletic, well-formed man..." (Bronte page 85). Although we don't know how, it seems that... in the middle of the paper... the heights begin to change. The roughness and violence of the property begins to fade after the deaths of Heathcliff and Hindley. Katherine and Hareton take the initiative to plant more flowers in the garden. They speak to their servants with respect and help make the environment warmer. It's almost as if Wuthering Heights has been lit up. Wuthering Heights has undergone its own transformation over the course of the novel. Wuthering Heights is a good novel to show that everyone and everything has the ability to change. Almost every character's appearance or personality has changed in some way. Sometimes this metamorphosis is positive, other times not. Some people can voluntarily change who they are or how they behave, while others find it difficult to do so. Novels that express this idea really appeal to the reader because they are relatable and reflect real life.