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The lives of females in Wuthering Heights depicted those of women in the Victorian era.
Catherine Earnshaw, lead a free childhood as an individual without the influence of a Victorian mother. ...
In fact all the female characters of Wuthering Heights were like the women of the Victorian era. ... This war throughout the first half of the novel shows Catherine’s urge to fulfil her intense desire and the influence of society in her decision. ...
The torment women suffer as the second-class gender is evident through the situation between Heathcliff and Isabella. Isabella suffers from an exaggerated form of the power men have over women in that century. ... Though extreme with these characters, we see how women were subjected to obey this dominating sex. This is visible in practically all marriages of Wuthering Heights. ...
Women existed simply to look pretty and had no significant importance. ... We also see how women were treated when Catherine gives birth to a female, and everyone neglected the child and felt sorrowful with her gender as a female and hence unable to inherit land.
Approximate Word count = 850
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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