Wuthering Heights & In Cold Blood

Question 0

Similarities between The Clutter home and Thrushcross Grange

Answer 0

Neat, wealthy, ‘manicured’, privileged. the homes look nice but the happiness is false. They’re both separated from the community -> They think themselves better then some.

Question 1

Similarities between Heathcliff and Perry

Answer 1

They are outsiders in society, difficult childhoods, problems with race, they look different to others in society.
Heathcliff and Perry are both unwanted - both rejected and they’re not accepted.

Question 2

Similarities between Hindley and Dick

Answer 2

Early upbringing is good, later life is bad. They should be happier if childhood matters. They moved away from the security of home.

Question 3

How are the settings similar in both of the books?

Answer 3

Very natural and rural, nature is important symbolically. Small rural communities -> separated from a wider world, not places we expect wild happenings, people are gossipy and know everyone’s business -> narrative styles

Question 4

Main theme in both books

Answer 4

LONLINESS