Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is a gothic novel. It contains many elements of gothic literature. One gothic characteristic the author uses is a "dark" atmosphere. The house of Wuthering Heights is always looked upon as a gloomy place, especially when the novel takes place in the present time of the text. In the present the house is dirty and dark. The weather of the novel also adds to its depressing tone. In most of the scenes the sky is always dark and raining, or it takes place at night. The fact that the setting is the moors of England, which is a dark and windy place that is in the quiet country, and the houses are all spaced far apart from each other.
Another characteristic is the dark love and romance that is in this novel. Love in gothic literature does not necessarily have to be romance. It is considered to be love of any kind with horror elements within it. This element is seem frequently throughout the plot. When Hindley attempts to kill Hareton, his only son, he loves his son, but is so drunk he can't realize what he's doing. Another point in this novel where this element is used is when Cathy's ghost appears to Mr. Lockwood in the house during the present text. After Lockwood leaves the room, he sees and hears Heathcliff trying to summon the ghost of Cathy. This is very creepy, but it is still romance between Heathcliff and Catherine.
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