Symbol:Ghosts (Reading Logs 2)

Reading Logs

1. Section 10 (Chapters 27-30):Chapter XXIX:Page 295: Linton's fear of his father has manifested psychological presences that haunt him in the night. When Heathcliff states "my presence is as potent on his nerves as a ghost", he is personifying the strength of Linton's fear for his father. The novel's personification of fear symbolizes the trembling power that fear holds over people. The quote "he sees me often though I am not near" further cements the use of phantom imagery to give fear a face. 
2. Section 11 (Chapters 31-finish):Chapter XXXIV:Page 348: The novel ensures that the power of love lives on with its use of ghost to personify the everlasting love of Catherine and Heathcliff. Catherine and Heathcliff are buried together in one united grave. Catherine and Heathcliff always appear together as ghosts. Even though they have both departed, they will always be together reflecting that of a love that will never pass. A love so strong that even a young boy can see it as he notes: "There's Heathcliff, and a woman".