"Wuthering Heights"

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"Wuthering Heights"

This paper discusses how to teach Emily Bronte's novel "Wuthering Heights" as romantic literature.

873 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper suggests that a teacher define a romance novel in order to allow the students to formulate their own opinions of how well "Wuthering Heights" conforms to this definition. The paper advises the teaching of the main elements of the Romantic period of writing. The paper also notes the importance of students understanding the emotions driving the main characters.

From the Paper:

"Finding a context into which most modern seventh-grade students can place this story can be difficult. Boys of this age tend to dismiss "romances" or "romantic" stories. Girls of this age are attracted to books such as The Babysitter's Club series and Young Adult genre novels that occasionally have romantic elements; therefore, they are not as quick, in general, to dismiss such stories. However, they frequently perceive the romance novel as being restricted to the format used by the genre romance novel publishers, such as Silhouette or Harlequin."

Sample of Sources Used:

Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. Introduction by Alice Hoffman. New York: Signet Classic-Penguin, 2004.
Melani, Lilia. "Emily Bronte: The Romance and the Novel." 28 Mar 2004. 14 Aug 2006. <http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/novel_19c/wuthering/romance.html>.
---. "Emily Bronte: The Romantic Novel, Romanticism, and Wuthering Heights." 24 Oct 2005. 14 Aug 2006. <http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/novel_19c/wuthering/romantic.html>