Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Chronology 13
Chapter 1 Background on Emily Brontë
1 The Life of Emily Brontë Tom Winnifrith 17
2 Emily Bronte Wrote About a Countryside She Knew and People She Imagined Charlotte Brontë 27
3 Branwell Bronte Was the Inspiration for Heathcliff A. Mary F. Robinson 34
Chapter 2 Wuthering Heights and Class Conflict
1 Wuthering Heights Reflects the Social Changes of Its Time Beth Newman 44
2 Wuthering Heights Depicts the Conflict Between Natural and Social Values Richard Benvenuto 53
3 Heathcliff Symbolizes the Rise of Capitalism Daniela Garofalo 65
4 Wuthering Heights Depicts a Marxist Struggle Terry Eagleton 75
5 Darwin'sTheories Influenced Wuthering Heights Barbara Munson Goff 88
6 Wuthering Heights Demonstrates That Rebellion Against Class Conventions Can Succeed Arnold Kettle 100
7 The Desire to Possess Property Causes Conflict in Wuthering Heights Peter Miles 112
8 Servants in Wuthering Heights Have Power Over Their Masters Graeme Tytler 124
Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Class Conflict
1 The Major Social Conflict Is Now Between Classes, Not Races Joel Kotkin 136
2 America Remains Divided by Class Patrick Martin 140
3 In Cross Class Relationships, the Real Issue Is Power Tamar Lewin 145
4 Class Distinctions Extend to Social Networks Breeanna Hare 155
For Further Discussion 161
For Further Reading 162
Bibliography 163
Index 168
