Etymological study of Wuthering Heights

【摘要】 In Wuthering Heights,the main characters and places have been delicately designed and cautiously named,which have their special implications based on the characters’identity,status and personalities or the features of the places.Therefore,through analyzing the implied meanings of the characters and place names in this novel,this essay illustrates that the author pur posefully failed Heathcliff’s revenge.Meanwhile,the theme of this novel—Emily’s ultimate concern for the social inequality—is naturally exposed to the reader.更多还原

【Abstract】 In Wuthering Heights,the main characters and places have been delicately designed and cautiously named,which have their special implications based on the characters’ identity,status and personalities or the features of the places. Therefore,through analyzing the implied meanings of the characters and place names in this novel,this essay illustrates that the author pur posefully failed Heathcliff’s revenge. Meanwhile,the theme of this novel—Emily’s ultimate concern for the social inequality—is naturally exposed to the reader.更多还原