in a way that creates a vivid picture of what he is seeing, which imparts mystery to the reader. Cathy is described as sullen and angry with "her forehead corrugated, and her red underlip pushed out." (Bronte: 53) This makes the reader think of fire and out-of-control passion, images central to the development of the novel. In addition she is described by Lockwood as being of "an admirable form, and the most exquisite little face that I have ever had the pleasure of beholding." (Bronte: 53) Joseph is described as "vinegar-faced". (Bronte: 51) Hareton is gruff, he growls, his appearance is bearish. (Bronte: 53) Lockwood’s connection with Heathcliff is quickly dismissed, with Lockwood’s pronouncement that in the manner with which he talks to others he reveals himself to be "a genuine bad nature." (Bronte: 54)When Lockwood returns to Thrushcross Grange, and engages Nelly in the story of the inhabitants of Wuthering Heights, the story proper begins, with Nelly both confirming Lockwood’s suspicions about Heathcliff, but also enabling both Lockwood and the reader to begin to understand the strange reaction that Heathcliff has to Lockwood’s horrific dreams of the church and of the presence of the child ghost, Cathy, whose hands grip onto Lockwood’s and will not let go. Describing the dream, Lockwood maintains,"Terror made me cruel, and, finding it useless to attempt shaking the creature off, I pulled its wrist onto the broken pane, and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes." (Bronte: 67)This is a very violent, extreme image. Through it Bronte makes the point that anyone who enters into the world of Wuthering Heights will begin to exhibit more animalistic or unconventional behaviours, as if a curse rests over the entire house, which is haunted by spirits.Heathcliff’s reaction to the dream, his sinking into tears and despair, reveal that there are other sides to Heathcli...
