Saways G

We started the lesson by saying what we like/disliked about Heathcliff. Someone said how when Heathcliff was young we could sympathise with him because of how he would be attacked by Hindley, which may reflect why he grew to be the character he is. Sir then showed us a quote which links to this idea: 'the child is the father of the man'

Then we played the game just a minute.

And then we split Heathcliff as a character into four sections: Heathcliff as a child of the storms, as a demonic figure, as a product of his circumstances and as an outcast.

Heathcliff as a child of the storm: This links to to the house 'an arid wilderness'. However, could be seen as a romantic figure: 'my Heathcliff' 'my love for Heathcliff resembles the child benath'

Demonic figure: 'imp of satan' 'devild daddy'. However, we could say he was pushed to evil by his upbringing. He has some good sides to him: ' papa' 'father' 'uncle'

As a product of his circumstances: this could be linked to the 'the child is the father of the man' quote. We could see he is a product through his rejection by Catherine for Edgar. He could have married Catherine and be far better off. However we could say this is not true because Mr Earnshaw treated him like his own

As an outcast: Heathcliff is an outcast through what people call him 'devil daddy' 'frightful' 'vagabond' showing he has no place with the other characters. However, he could be shown as the opposite through 'my Heathcliff', 'capital fellow'

H/w: what contribution does Heathcliff make to our reading of 'Wuthering Heights' as a gothic novel?

By Saways (Written by Roman because his computer wasn't working...thought I should take some credit.)
P.S Title also by Saways.