Dreams and fear of intimacy in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

In this essay, I will briefly discuss the role of dreams and their connection to the main characters’ fear of intimacy in the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847). In the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847), Lockwood’s dream of Catherine while staying at the Heights represents his own desire and … Continue reading Dreams and fear of intimacy in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë →

‘Social castration’ and sisterhood in Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved (1987) is a fictional novel by author Toni Morrison, depicting events taking place in the lives of Sethe, Denver, and Paul D, as well as other former slaves living in Cincinnati, Ohio shortly after the American Civil War. In this novel, the reader is presented with topics relating to the traumatic memories of … Continue reading ‘Social castration’ and sisterhood in Beloved by Toni Morrison →