Property and Monsters or Angels

Recent Brontë-related research from all over the world:

2018 International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2018)
Post-colonial Interpretation of the Property in Jane Eyre
Wang Xiteng
School of Foreign Language Studies, Guangzhou University

Abstract: As a world-renowned book that influences long-lasting ambitions, Jane Eyre has been favored by Chinese literary theory critics since its birth. Along with the development of post-colonial theory, after the 1980s, the domestic academic circles conducted a related post-colonial interpretation of Jane Eyre from multiple dimensions, but few studies have carried out an in-depth exploration of property issues in literary works. This paper is based on the analysis of the post-colonial meaning of the relevant property in the novel, and exposes the postcolonial nature of the unclear property in many literary works of the 19th century. 

Is Catherine a Monster or an Angel?
Narayanan , Dr. A.
IJELLH (International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities), [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 10, Jan. 2019

In order to unearth the class oppression implied in Canonical Literature, the focus here is on the Victorian age, which is rich with data. Class oppression is quite common in all forms of literature especially in fiction written in the Victorian period. This researcher’s focus is here on Catherine, one of the chief protagonists of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Catherine Earnshaw alone accepts Heathcliff, an orphan and gypsy in her household, who was brought in by her father Earnshaw. Everyone in her family hates and ill-treats him owing to his beggarly status and disgusting look. This class oppression brings both Heathcliff and Catherine close by heart and they wander around various places together. She becomes so obsessed with him that she despises those who hate him. This bondage of childhood friendship between them continues even during their formative years. When it comes to marriage, Catherine decides to marry the rich Edgar Linton who proposes to her, simply for his socio-economic status. At the same time, when Heathcliff reappears, she yearns for his company though she stays in conjugal relationship with Edgar. This temperament of Catherine brings to light her rebellious nature. This paper seeks to critically discuss the character of Catherine and to search for the answer to the question raised in the title. Is she a monster or an angel or neither?