Frankenstein-rhetorical questions

"Dear mountains! My own beautiful lake! How do you welcome your wanderer? Your summits are clear; the sky and lake are blue and placid. Is this to prognosticate peace, or to mock my unhappiness?" (pg. 49)

When Victor goes back to his hometown, he is wandering around and taking visits to where he is used to go. He begins to ask the lake and mountains questions knowing they will not respond. This is the use of rhetorical questions. The author uses this to show how dear they are to Victor and to show his sorrow in his heart. Victor is upset because his brother has died. He is trying to feel comfort by speaking to the inanimate objects and we sympathize with him. The lake is so calm and even, and the mountains are beautiful and strong. This descriptions contradict with Victor who is basically a mess. He feels uneasy and all of this comes through the rhetorical questions he is asking. Victor has missed his home and everything has changed in his life, him, his family and his career. He wanted to find a place of peace at the lake and take him back to what used to be.

Frankenstein-imagery

"I never saw a more interesting creature; his eyes have generally an expression of wildness, and even madness, but there are moments when, if any one performs an act of kindness towards him or does him any the most triflin service, his whole countenance is lighted up, as it were, with a beam of benevolence and sweetness that I never saw equallyed. But he is generally melancholy and despairing; and sometimes he gnashes his teeth.." (pg. 9)

Robert Walton is describing Victor Frankenstein in this quote. At first, the reader really does not have a clue who Victor is until Walton distinguishes his attributes to us. By the use of words such as wildness and madness, we understand that Victor is determined and has something on his mind even before we know his story. THe use of imagery gives us a background of who Victor may be and what he portrays as a character. WHen Robert gave him comfort, Victor lit up. He was so proud someone showed him kindess. From the get go, we can see that these two characters will be "friends" throughout the book. Roberts description of Victor sets the stage for Victor's actions and visible appearances in the future. While reading, I can picture Victor at this moment with the help of Robert's descriptive word choice.

Wuthering Heights-END :)

"I sought, and soon discovered, the three head-stones on the slope next the moor-the middle one, grey, and half buried in heath-Edgar Linton's only harmonized by the turf, and moss creepin up its foot-Heathcliff's still bare. I wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers, for the sleepers in that quiet earth." page 344

WOOHOO! THe end of the story is a complete turn around than what I thought would happen! In the end, Heathcliff, Catherine, and Edgar all died. The love triangle is still together even in their death. Heathcliff made it known that he wanted to be buried next to Catherine eventhough he was to be buried in the city. Heathcliff's obsessive love for Catherine haunts him even in his death! Catherine basically caused his death, just like he caused hers. Cathy and Hareton become lovers in the end..definately did not see that one coming! They finally realized their love for eachother and plan on getting married and moving back to the Grange. Heathcliff will not be able to have the forceful pressures on them anymore and they will be able to live freely. The last line of the quote sticks out to me the most. Even though they are dead in the quiet earth, they will continue to argue as spirits and be loud! It is kind of spooky to think about.

Wuthering Heights-crazy heathcliff

"May she wake in torment! why she is a liar to the end! Where is she? Not there-not in heaven-not perished where? Oh! you said you cared nothing for my sufferings! and I pray one prayer-I repeat it til my tongue stiffens-Catherine Earnshaw may you not rest, as long as I am living!...I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!" page 171

Obviously, Heathcliff has turned crazy. He has an obsessive love for Catherine and when she dies, he does not know what he has to live for, or what he can do with his life now that he does not have her to coincide with. As a result, he freaks out about her death and wants her to follow him and haunt him so that he knows she is near. Heathcliff is a mad man. He would do anything to have her back and be with him. He wants to control her and make her do as he pleases. From here on out, Heathcliff is a psycho. He always has Catherine on the mind and tries ways to block the memories by hurting others since she hurt him so much in her lifetime. He wants revenge and is violent in ways to obtain it.

Wuthering Heights-imagery

"Mrs. Linton sat in a loose, white dress, with a light shawl over her shoulders, in the recess of the open window, as usual." page 160

Imagery is the use of words to create a visual image in the readers mind. This allows for the reader to truly identify what a person may look like or what actions are being carried out. In this case, an image of Catherine is formed. We are able to picture a beautiful woman and identify what she looks like and what she is wearing. By the use of imagery, readers and authors are able to compose a picture and allow readers to relate to them in many ways. The use of an imagination also comes from imagery. A vivid picture appears in the minds when they read the strong word choice describing the character. The word choice makes it easier to picture what she acutally looks like. When I read this, I pictured a calm woman taking in the cool air. It is the use of imagery that I am able to come up with these ideas.

Wuthering Heights-Flashback

"It was the same room into which he had been ushered, as a guest, eighteen years before: the same moon shone through the window; and the same autumn landscape lay outside." page 290

The use of a flashback is carried out through this entire novel. Mrs. Dean is retelling the story of the Heathcliffs to Mr. Lockwood who is inquiring on a job. Mrs. Dean uses flashbacks as a way to tell the story and make it seem more real. Instances such as the deaths of Catherine and Linton resemeble the truths behind why the family is left the way they are. Without the flashbacks, the story would not have the same meaning and the truths would not be identified. In this particular instance, the flashback arises from the day when Heathcliff first came to Wuthering Heights and Mrs. Dean rememembers having the moon and landscape be the exact same. She pictures it in her head which allows us readers to visualize it in ours and go back to that time period. The whole entire story that Mrs. Dean tells Lockwood is a flashback. She takes him back to the times when she was apart of their family and their daily lives.

Wuthering Heights-Stream of Conciousness

"She does not seem so amiable,"I thought, "as Mrs. Dean would persuade me to believe. She's a beauty, it is true, but not an angel." page 305

Throughout the story, the audience is getting the storyline from Mrs Dean who is reciting it to Mr. Lockwood. However, we are never really introduced to Mr. Lockwood's true feelings on the matter. Moreover, by the use of the stream of conciousness, readers are able to identify with the characters true feelings. We knew how Mrs. Dean felt about Cathy and the Heathcliffs but never really how Lockwood felt about them. Mr. Lockwood agrees with Dean on the fact that Cathy is beautiful but he does not see her as an angel. The author relates this to the readers by showing us into the minds of the characters. Lockwood is a strong character and plays an important role on figuring out the true story. By having the stream of conciousness, we are able to see his true thoughts and ideas on the characters.