Social Expectations
Social expectations at the times of Wuthering Heights' creation were far more restriction and adhered to by today's standard. Most of the social expectations of the time, as presented in Wuthering Heights, were concerned with:
All of these social expectations, as presented within Wuthering Heights, reflect the society within which its author, Emily Brontë, was writing in.
- Socially acceptable love and marriage - within class system
- Christian values - such as revenge and forgiveness
- Class restriction and differences - the inability to move within the social hierarchy and the role that each class played within society
All of these social expectations, as presented within Wuthering Heights, reflect the society within which its author, Emily Brontë, was writing in.
ContextIndustrial Revolution
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Existing Class Hierarchy
- Change from feudal to capitalist society, caused by Industrial Revolution
- Lower class perceived to be inferior
- Before advent of nouveau rich, class hierarchy very restrictive