Locations & Family Tree Wuthering Heights Locations & Family Tree

Gimmerton Valley near Thrushcross Park Looking from the Valley toward the Moors Photographs are of Wycoller Valley, near Colne, west of Haworth.

Maps of Wuthering Heights and Surrounding Areas http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111811052051951249860.00043456f50a0204ad5d4&z=10&om=1

Two Households… Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights… another view

The Entire Estate

Thrushcross Grange

Inspirations for Thrushcross Grange Shibden Hall near Halifax

Framework Story A story within a story The outer story or frame creates the occasion for telling the inner, larger story Lockwood tells the story- 1801, Nelly also narrates Inner story- Flashback to previous generations Outer story

Novel Structure Chinese Box narration / plot structure- creates a puzzle to be figured out Wuthering Heights is a flashback (in large part), that continues into the present for approximately a year beyond the point where the novel begins.

Mr. Earnshaw ? -1777 Mrs. Earnshaw ? -1773 Mr. Linton ? -1780 Mrs. Linton ? -1780 Francis 1760 -1778 Hindley Earnshaw 1757 -1784 Catherine Earnshaw 1768 -1784 Edgar Linton 1762 -1801 Isabella Linton 1765 -1797 Heathcliff 1764 -1802 Hareton Earnshaw 1778 - Cathy Linton 1784 - Linton Heathcliff 1784 -1801

Keep In Mind… Keep track of dates and how the story progresses. Keep track of who is speaking. This will help you keep your reading organized. Keep track of whether or not the story is flashback mode or not. It is not necessary to understand all of Joseph’s dialogue, but you need to keep in mind his characterization and the meaning behind what he says.

Work Cited The Reader’s Guide to Emily Jane Brontë’s Wuthering Heights http://www.wuthering-heights.co.uk/index.htm Date Accessed: 27 February 2008