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The Love and Hate in Wuthering HeightsShi Xueping1. IntroductionWuthering Heights, the great novel by Emily Bronte, though not inordinately long is an amalgamation of childhood fantasies, friendship, romance, and revenge. But this story is not a simple story of revenge, it has more profound implications. As Arnold Kettle, the English critic, said," Wuthering Heights is an expression in the imaginative terms of art of the stresses and tensions and conflicts, personal and spiritual, of nineteenth-century capitalist society.” The characters of Wuthering Heights embody the extreme love and extreme hate of the humanity.1.1 Introduction of the autherEmily Jane Bronte was the most solitary member of a unique, tightly knit, English provincial family. Born in 1818, she shared the parsonage of the town of Haworth, Yorkshire, with her older sister, Charlotte, her brother Branwell, her younger sister, Anne, and her father, the Reverend, Patrick Bronte. All five were poets and writers; all but Branwell would publish at least one book.Fantasy was the Bronte children's one relief from the rigors of religion and the bleakness of life in an improverished region; they invented a series of imaginary kingdoms and constructed a whole library of journals stories, pomes, and plays around their inhabitants. Emily's special province was a kingdom she called Gondal, whose romantic heroes and exiles owed much to the poems of Byron.Brief stays at several boarding schools were the sum of her experiences outside Haworth until 1842, when she entered a school in Brussels with her sister Charlotte. After a year of study and teaching there, they felt qualified to announce the opening of a school in their own home, but could not attract a single pupil.In 1845 Charlotte Bronte came across a manuscript volumn of her sister's poems. She knew at once, she later wrote, that they were "not at all like the poetry women generally write... they had a peculiar music-wild, melancholy, and elevating." At her sister's urging, Emily's poems along with Anne's and Charlotte's, were published pseudonymously in 1846. An almost complete silence greeted this volume, but the three sisters, buoyed by the fact of publication, immediately began to write novels. Emily's effort was WUTHERING HEIGHTS; appearing in 1847, it was treated at first as a lesser work by Charlotte, whose JANE EYRE had already been published to great acclaim. Emily Bronte's name did not emerge from behind her pseudonym of Ellis Bell until the second edition of her novel appeared in 1850.In the meantime, tragedy had struck the Bronte family. In Septermber of 1848 Branwell had succumbed to a life of dissipation. By December, after a brief illness, Emily too was dead; her sister Anne would die the next year. WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Emily's only novel, was just beginning to be understood as the wild and singular work of the world.1.2 Introduction of the storyThe beginning of the story was Mr. Lockwood’s visiting of Wuthering Heights. His amazement of Heathcliff's surliness and curiosity of beautiful Catherine's rudeness urged him to listen to a very strange and frightening love story from Nelly Dean. In the summer of 1771 Mr. Earnshaw brought home an orphan later called Heathcliff he had found in Liverpool. This waif was persecuted by young Hindley, but deeply loved by his daughter Catherine. So there was contradiction between Hindley and Heathcliff since childhood. After the death of their parents and his own marriage, Hindley treated Heathcliff as a servant, but this was relieved by the pleasant times with Cathy.On one of their expeditions they reached Thrushcross Grange where she stayed as the Linton’s guest for several weeks. When she returned to the Wuthering Heights, she was altered a lot: she had been deeply attracted by the dress, luxury of the Lintons, especially the handsome and gentle Edgar Linton. Although she still loved Heathcliff she could not compare Heathcliff’s snobbishness with the gentility of her new friends. Heathcliff was even more badly treated by Hindley after his wife’s death, which increased Heathcliff’s more anger. After overhearing part of Catherine’s conversation with Nelly that she would marry Edgar, Heathcliff could not bear the indignation and degradation and left Wuthering Heights.Catherine’s conversation with Nelly was that if Heathcliff could remain, even though all else perished, she should still continue to be. She and Heathcliff belonged to the same kind. But Heathcliff didn’t hear it. So after Heathcliff’s leaving, Catherine was desperately ill and recovered by the care of Linton couple. Three years later Catherine was married to Edgar.Six months later, Heathcliff, a different man, appeared. Catherine was so pleased at the news. But out of her surprise Heathcliff took on his two-fold revenge, first on Hindley who had treated him so badly in the past, secondly he threatened Catherine to marry Linton.Unfortunately Edgar’s sister Isabella fell in love with Heathcliff and Heathcliff married her out of love, but for the property of Thrush cross Grange. At the same time Catherine locked herself in the room because Edgar refused Heathcliff. The she became delirious from illness and had brain fever. Eventually she recovered but remained delicate. Edgar worried too much about Catherine’s health and emotion.Then Heathcliff and Catherine met again. There was a terrible scene between them. Both of them showed their anger and love to each other which worsened Catherine’s health. Then two hours after her daughter — Cathy’s birth Catherine died. When Heathcliff got the news he was desperately sad.After Catherine’s death Isabella returned to Thrushcross Grange after three months with Heathcliff. Hindley died and Heathcliff took Wuthering Heights.Thirteen years later Isabella died, leaving her son Linton to Heathcliff, a weakling boy. Then Edgar Linton and young Linton died and so Heathcliff, Cathy and Hareton, an ill-assorted trio, were left at the Heights; while Thrush Grange was left to Lowood, to whom Nelly told the tale.The story ended with the death of Heathcliff and the marriage of Hareton and Cathy. This was two generations’ love story. The first generation’s love was transcendental and the second generation’s love was earthy.1.3 Introduction of social backgroundIn Viction's period, the rich are enormously proud of their success and property; the secular sense of hierarchy penetrates into the daily life of common people; money and property is nothing but everything. In literature, the smoky, threatening, miserable factory-towns were often represented in religious terms, and compared to hell. The poet William Blake, writing near the turn of the nineteenth century, speaks of England’s “dark Satanic Mills.” Therefore, under the control of this concept, the spirit of human is vehemently suppressed, and the humanity is cruelly twisted and deformed. At this time, Emily who has great rebelling spirit and strong desire of freedom, wrote WUTHERING HEIGHTS, disclosed the evilness of society. The work depicts how humanity was twisted, broken, band destroyed under the hand of violent devastation. But the great death is the steady faith of and yearns for happy life. In the world reined by Heathcliff, the bud of love, coming from Hareton and Cathy, broke through the hard soil of hatred. The betrayal of love brings the twist of humanity but pure love cures the wound, consoles the injured heart, and saves the degenerated soul. Emily shows her positive attitude to the pure love and their destructibility of humanity.1.4 Theme of the novelWuthering Heights, the creation of Emily Jane Bronte, depicts not a fantasy realm or the depths of hell. Rather, the novel focuses on two main characters' battle with the restrictions of Victorian Society. Social pressures and restrictive cultural confines exile Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff from the world and then from each other. Hate can't make love disappear, and love is stronger than hate.2. LoveWuthering Heights is a love novel. It has praised human’s moral excellence, has attracted the will of the people’s darkness, unfolding the human with the common custom life and pursueing the fine mind.Love in the novel is manifested in many respects.2.1 Earnshaw's love for HeathcliffForty years ago Wuthering Heights was filled with light, warmth and happiness. Mr.Earnshaw, a farmer, lives happily with his boisterous children Catherine and Hindley. However, being a kind and generous fellow, he can’t help rescuing a starving wretch off on the streets of Liverpool, a gypsy child named Heathcliff. In time Heathcliff becomes one member of the family, loved by all except Hindley (who nurtures the feeling of being usurped). Thus it can be concluded that Earnshaw's love for Heathcliff stems from sympathy.2.2 Catherine' love for HeathcliffAs a child, her father was too ill to reprimand the free spirited child, ‘who was too mischievous and wayward for a favorite. (P46). Therefore, Catherine grew up among nature and lacked the sophistication of high society. Catherine removed herself from society and, "had ways with her such as I never saw a child take up before; she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener in a day; from the hour she came downstairs till the hour she went to bed, we had not a minute’s security that she wouldn’t be in mischief. Her spirits were always at high-water mark, her tongue always going--singing, laughing, and plaguing everyone who would not do the same. A wild, wicked slip she was--"(P51). Catherine further disregarded social standards and remained friends with Heathcliff despite his degradation by Hindley, her brother. ‘Miss Cathy and he [Heathcliff] were now very thick; ’(P46) and she found her sole enjoyment in his companionship. Catherine grew up beside Heathcliff, ‘They both promised to grow up as rude as savages; the young master [Hindley] being entirely negligent how they behaved, ’(P57). During her formative years Catherine’s conduct did not reflect that of a young Lady, ‘but it was one of their chief amusements to run away to the moors in the morning and remain there all day, (P57). Thus, Catherine’s behavior developed and rejected the ideals of an oppressive, over-bearing society, which in turn created isolation from the institutionalized world. Therefore, Catherine's love for Heathcliff is pure, and Heathcliff's love for Catherine is tinged with danger and violence.2.3 Isabella's love for HeathcliffThe first time when Isabella sees Heathcliff, attracted by the charming man, she falls in love with him. No matter how Catherine persuades her, she makes her mind to get married with Heathcliff. Her love for Heathcliff is pure. While, Heathcliff just uses Catherine's sister-in-law Isabella Linton as a weapon, caring not for the poor lass.2.4 Catherine's love for EdgarWhen Catherine and Heathcliff exist their private island unchecked until Catherine suffers an injury from the Linton's bulldog. Forced to remain at Thrushcross Grange----the Linton's home, which isolates Catherine from Heathcliff and her former world of reckless freedom. Living amongst the elegance of the Lintons transforms Catherine from a coarse youth into a delicate lady. Her transformation alienates Heathcliff, her soul mate and the love of her life. Catherine fits into society like a square peg trying to fit in a round hole. However, she feels pressure to file her rough edges and marry Edgar Linton. All in all, it is the social pressures and restrictive cultural confines that force Catherine to pretend to fall in love with Edgar. However, Edgar loves Catherine with gracious and transquility.
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《呼啸山庄》是艾米丽.勃朗特 一生中唯一出版的一部小说 。在生活里离群索居、不善言辞的艾米莉却有着一个情感层次极为丰富的内心世界,拥有一种神秘如火的力量。一 、自然天性与世俗文明的冲突是这场爱情悲剧的根源 (一)自然天性下成长起来的爱情 “‘呼啸’是当地一个意味深长的形容词,用来描绘在狂风暴雨肆虐的天气,它坐落的处所那种喧嚣躁乱的情景。” 呼啸山庄坐落在荒凉的小山包上,在那里寒气砭人肌骨,不远处是石楠荒地和一片片泥淖。呼啸山庄未受城市文明的影响,保留着原始自然的乡村景象。在呼啸山庄里的人粗野蛮陋却也保留着自然的天性,呼啸山庄里的人都生命力旺盛。而小时候的希斯克利夫和凯瑟琳正是在这样一个充满自然天性的环境中成长起来的。 小时候的凯瑟琳和希斯克利夫主要的乐趣就是一大清早就跑到荒原去,在那玩上一整天,事后的惩罚不过一笑了之。荒原之一意象在书中有着重要的意义。在那里,凯瑟琳和希斯克利夫可以无限地亲近自然,释放她们的自然天性。 凯瑟琳无时无刻不在调皮捣蛋,然而在奈莉眼中 她的眼睛最有神,笑容最甜蜜,脚步最轻灵。人的自然天性奔放而纯真,凯瑟琳和希斯克利夫共同的自然天性,让他们的爱成为了超越世俗的灵魂之爱。 把凯瑟琳和希斯克利夫分开,就是对凯瑟琳最严重的惩罚。 (二)世俗文明改造了凯瑟琳,冲突开始发生 转折发生在十三岁的凯瑟琳来到了画眉山庄。在画眉山庄,凯瑟琳对世俗文明产生了强烈向往,而自然天性和世俗文明的冲突便成为了这场爱情悲剧的根源。画眉山庄坐落在绿树成荫的地方,里面富丽堂皇,体现了资本主发展下极度富裕的物质生。经人工精心雕琢的画眉山庄与原始的未加改造的呼啸山庄截然不同。 在画眉山庄居住的日子,让凯瑟琳对世俗生活产生了强烈的向往。 归来后的凯瑟琳经过了世俗文明的改造,不再是只有自然天性的凯瑟琳了,然而希斯克利夫依然保留了全部的自然天性。在归来后的这段时期,世俗文明和自然文明开始逐渐发生冲突。自世俗文明和自然文明下的冲突的潜在表现就体现在凯瑟琳和希斯克利夫的外貌不同。回来时的凯瑟琳光彩照人,穿着方格绸长袍像一个尊贵的贵族小姐。而希斯克利夫厚厚的头发任它自然生长,从来不梳理,脏兮兮的手也像蒙上了泥油。蓬头垢面的希斯克利夫在光彩照人凯瑟琳面前是那么丑陋不堪。 就像希斯克利夫以为归来的会是那位和自已一样蓬头垢面,保留了自然天性的伙伴。可他看到的确是一个经过世俗文明改造后看起来与自己宛若云泥之别的凯瑟琳。 凯瑟琳本是希斯克利夫的黑暗生活里的全部光芒和希望,难以想象在凯瑟琳呆在画眉山庄的五个星期对希斯克利夫而言是多么漫长的折磨。可看到许久不见的凯瑟琳,希斯克利夫的选择却是躲起来。当凯瑟琳和许久不久的希斯克利夫握手时,凯瑟琳担心希斯克利夫会弄脏他的衣服,这时希斯克利夫第一次猛然抽回自己的手,冲突渐渐发生了。 (三)自然天性与世俗文明的冲突难以调和,导致了爱情悲剧 如果说当随着当自然天性与世俗文明发生冲突,凯瑟琳与希斯克利夫渐行渐远,他们的感情浓度渐渐变淡,也就无所谓后来的悲剧。 “对以往所钟爱的,她坚贞不移。” 冲突已经开始发生,可是埃德加依然无法像希斯克利夫那样占据他在凯瑟琳心中的地位。凯瑟琳认为希斯克利夫甚至比她更像自己, 谁又能轻易抛弃另一个自己呢? 凯瑟琳的灵魂被自然文明和自然天性疯狂拉扯撕裂,当凯瑟琳选择嫁给埃德加之后,冲突到达了高潮。凯瑟琳虽然接受了世俗文明的改造,但她内心保留着自然的天性,而她与希斯克利夫的爱正蕴藏这种自然天性下。 在世俗文明与自然天性的冲突下,凯瑟琳选择了象征世俗文明的埃德加,抛弃了象征自然天性的埃德加,可凯瑟琳知道在她的灵魂深处,爱的仍是希斯克利夫。 而在嫁给了埃德加之后,她依然还试图寻求在他们两者间的平衡,而自然天性和世俗文明的冲突又是不可调和的,凯瑟琳无法承受这样的冲突,最终也早早离开了人世。 二、希斯克利夫偏执的性格也是这场爱情悲剧的主因 (一)畸形的环境决定了希斯克利夫偏执的性格 小说一开始,出现在我们眼前的希斯克利夫便是一个郁郁寡欢,爱恨深藏不露的阴郁角色。他很多时候都沉默寡言,从不向别人表露他的心迹,却对凯瑟琳爱得偏执。 “他爱得发狂 , 恨得也发狂 。” 而正是畸形的环境决定了希斯克利夫如此偏执的性格。 小说的背景是18世纪的英国社会,当时的社会大背景是英国的资本主义经济正在蓬勃发展,然而社会贫富差距不断扩大,阶级界限分明而不可逾越,人们疯狂的追名逐利,将金钱奉为圭臬。在这样环境下的人们是腐烂了的人,如同行尸走肉般的人,而希斯克利夫正出生这样一个畸形病态的社会。希斯克利夫的出生十分特别,他是被凯瑟琳的爸爸在利物浦捡到的孤儿,他是一个被文明社会抛弃的人,而这出身设定暗示了希斯克利夫终将和世俗文明所不容。 童年经历对一个人影响深远,很多心理问题都根植在童年。而在了利物浦当孤儿的经历注定了年幼的希斯克利夫看过太多人间的丑恶,这为他偏执阴郁性格的形成埋下了种子。 希斯克利夫在被老肖恩收养后他的成长环境依然是畸形的,他被人折磨欺负,太太也不会帮他说话,老爷的儿子欣德利更是对他恨之入骨,把他当做剥夺了自己父亲感情的敌人。在老肖恩死后,希斯克利夫的境遇更加糟糕,欣德利把他当做仆人使唤,还常常对他拳打脚踢,在这样艰难的生存环境中,他很难体会到爱是什么,希斯克利夫逐渐形成了他偏执得发狂的性格。 (二)偏执的性格让希斯克利夫成为疯狂的复仇者,导致了爱情悲剧 偏执的性格让希斯克利夫变成了疯狂的复仇者。为了报复和埃德加结婚的凯瑟琳,他勾引埃德加的妹妹伊莎贝拉,并设法得到埃德加的财产,最终却又将伊莎贝拉无情抛弃。一开始希斯克利夫对凯瑟琳的爱是纯粹而真挚的,如狂风暴雨般强烈,当狗咬住凯瑟琳的脚踝时,希斯克利夫不顾一切地和恶狗拼命。后来希斯克利夫对凯瑟琳的爱里还包含了偏执的复仇, 除了娶一个自己并不喜欢的女人,他还想要悲剧再次发生在凯瑟琳的女儿和自己的儿子身上。极度的爱,极度的恨,在偏执中燃烧着希斯克利夫的生命。可以说归来后的希斯克利夫对凯瑟琳强烈的心理折磨是导致凯瑟琳死亡的重要原因。而在当时阶级界限泾渭分明难以逾越的时代背景下,凯瑟琳是大小姐,希斯克利夫是仆人, 客观上他们也是很难结合的,难道凯瑟琳和希斯克利夫结婚后也要过上物质生活极度贫乏的苦日子吗, 那时他们的爱又该如何维续呢?而希斯克利夫却偏执地想要得到凯瑟琳,并对实施了一系列及其残忍的报复计划。 他极端地去爱,极端地去恨,偏执地成为了人间一个孤独的恶魔,自己也备受这种偏执性格的折磨。 即使成功地实施了他的复仇计划后,他也没有丝毫的快乐,他睁眼闭眼都是凯瑟琳的鬼魂,他多么偏执地希望凯瑟琳再出现,当洛克伍德说屋子闹鬼时,隐忍阴郁的他打开窗户却抽泣起来好,呼喊着凯瑟琳的归来。当他快要死亡时,他注视着不到两码远的东西,好像注视着卡瑟琳的鬼魂,带给他极度的快乐也带给他极度的痛苦。 他偏执地去爱,却忘了爱的本身就意味着宽容;他偏执地去恨,却忘了这种仇恨本身也不断折磨他自己。 参考文献: 1、(英)勃朗特:《呼啸山庄》,张玲、张扬译,北京:人民文学出版社,1999年版 2、(英)毛姆 :《巨匠与杰作》,孔海立、王晓明译,上海:华东师范大学出版社,1987年版 3、张岩,王双:《自然生态与精神生态的双重变奏——艾米利·勃朗特〈呼啸山庄〉生态意蕴论析》,《同济大学学报》,2018年第5期 4、罗昱豪:《浅析〈呼啸山庄〉中环境影响下的凯瑟琳的爱情观》,《北方文学》,2018年第3期 5、方平:《爱和恨,都是生命在燃烧——试论〈呼啸山庄〉中的希克厉》,《外国文学研究》,1989年第2期 6、陈和芬:《论〈呼啸山庄〉中凯瑟琳和希克历之间的超人间的爱》,《浙江学刊》,1999年第3 期 呜呜呜喜欢请点赞 关注 码字不易 你的支持是对我最大的鼓励哟~
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