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This essay examines the homes in Wuthering Heights as locations of iniquity. Utilizing relevant excerpts from Wuthering Heights I explore how these principal homes are used to drive the actions of its inhabitants. I use intertextuality theory as my conceptual framework to examine, interpret, and articulate the ways Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange enact on the behaviors of their respective residents. Additionally, I use narrative analysis as my qualitative research methodology to excavate how the descriptions of each house is translated through the mannerisms of the text’s main characters (e.g., Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw).
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Jenkins, T. (2021). Supernatural Doppelgangers: Manifestations of Villainy in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. In: Zouidi, N. (eds) Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76055-7_19
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