Abstract

Emily Bronte , an English woman writer of superb talent in the nineteenth century, was well known for her only novel Wuthering Heights. This thesis aims to analyze the representative of female image Catherine from the perspective of feminism. She establishes her subjects under the influence of the social standards and cultural conventions. She achieves the self- improvement in the process of subject formation. Under the oppression of paternal norms, she aims to pursuit the value of existence. By the struggle against fate and paternal society, she tries to get rid of the repression of patriarchal society and conveys to the reader another kind of femininity. 

Key words: Wuthering Heights; Emily Bronte; feminism

CONTENTS

中文摘要

Abstract

1.  Introduction..1

    1.1 Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights..2 

    1.2 Literature Review..4

    1.3 Thesis statement.5

1.4 Feminism in Literature6

2. Recalcitrance- Sprouting of Female Consciousness6

    2.1 Catherine's Strong Self-awareness6

    2.2 Catherine's Strong Antagonism against Her Father and Her Brother.8

    2.3 Catherine's Untrammeled Antagonism against Her Husband9

3. Docility- Suffering of Female Consciousness ..11

    3.1 Catherine's Compliance with Her Father and Her Brother.12

    3.2 Catherine's Reliance on Linton.12

3.3 Catherine's Repression of Her Desires.13

4. Triumph -Upsurging of Female Consciousness14

     4.1 Catherine's Fair Command of the Linton.14

     4.2 Catherine's Control of Heathcliff Through Life and Death.15

     4.3 Catherine's Realization of Her Self-identity16

5. Conclusion ..17

Works Cited....19