Classwork/Homework

Wuthering Heights
Cheat Sheet

Love Death Obsession Revenge Family

Class
Big Questions:
How does power, or lack of power, influence an individual?

Why is our culture fixated on the antihero?

How does our biases influence how we tell a story?

Themes:
(A theme is a fundamental concept, or main idea, that the author is addressing in his or her work. It often will not be discussed
directly but will be demonstrated through the words and actions of the characters.)

Isolation, whether self-imposed or forced upon us, changes who we are.

The choices we make affect the generations that come after us.

Traditional gender roles limit our choices.

Revenge, while gratifying, is ultimately not satisfying.

Motifs:
(A motif is a device, contrast, or structure that occurs repeatedly and
which helps to demonstrate or develop the themes.)
Doubles

Nature vs. Nurture

Setting is a reflection of plot.

Symbols:
(A symbol, very simply, is one thing that represents another.)

Wuthering Heights

Thrushcross Grange

Elements of Gothic Literature

Reading Guide:
Assignment # Pages Chapters Date Due

1. 1-21 1, 2 ________________

2. 22-48 3, 4 ________________

3. 49-76 5, 6, 7 ________________

4. 77-109 8, 9 ________________

5. 110-131 10 ________________

6. 132-163 11, 12 ________________

7. 164-190 13. 14 ________________

8. 191-208 15, 16 ________________

9. 209-231 17 ________________

10. 232-258 18, 19, 20 ________________

11. 259-289 21, 22 ________________

12. 290-313 23, 24 ________________

13. 314-341 25, 26, 27 ________________

14. 342-374 28, 29, 30, 31 ________________

15. 375-415 32, 33, 34 ________________

Love Death Obsession

Revenge Family Class