Examine the Gothic Elements in the Novel Wuthering...

Examine the Gothic Elements in the Novel Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontà « Gothic literature originated and was very strong at the time of the Romantic Writers Movement. They were very popular and had authors such as Horace Walpole who wrote â€Å"The Castle of Oranto†, and novels such as â€Å"Frankenstein† and â€Å"Draculaâ€Å". Gothic novels all had a similarity between each other. They always had typical Gothic features which alleviated the novel in one way or another. For example, most Gothic novels involved settings which generally added fear and suspense. They were always quite dark, scary and isolated. Also the characters of the Gothic novels never seemed to fit in the community and the society. They usually were handicapped, disabled or deformed†¦show more content†¦The novel suggests that the building is far from civilised places, on page twenty-four, chapter two; â€Å"..On that bleak hill top the earth was hard with a black frost, and the air made shiver through every limb..† This says that Wuthering Heights is isolated on a bleak hill top, it is dull and miserable and the earth is â€Å"..Hard..† and contains â€Å"..Black frost..†. The use of â€Å"..Black frost..† is Gothic as it describes even the frost as evil. Normal frost is white but â€Å"..Black frost..† symbolizes evil. This is very Gothic. Emily Brontà « uses a lot of imagery to create tension for the reader. For example on pages thirty-one and thirty-two, chapter three when Lockwood is shown to his chamber in Wuthering Heights by Zillah, Emily Brontà « uses a lot of images to create the feeling that the room and the surrounding is coffin like. This makes the building, Wuthering Heights feel supernatural and very Gothic. The house itself is very Gothic, containing tall dark arches and gargoyle statues. There are lots of shadows. Emily Brontà « chooses realistic descriptions of the building/house, Wuthering Heights; â€Å"..One or two heavy black ones (chairs) lurking in the shade..â€Å". †Å"..Black..† reoccurs frequently in the novel as it suggests evil. The word â€Å"..Lurking..† is interesting because it suggests that something does not belong in a place , it is mysterious, as in his case the chairs have no place in Wuthering Heights. 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