Symbol:Interior and Exterior (Reading Logs 1)

Reading Logs

1. Section 8 (Chapters 20-22):Chapter XXII:When Catherine falls on to the exterior of the garden wall she looses her protection from the evil of Wuthering Heights. The garden walls of the Grange symbolize a protective shield that prevents the negative influences of Wuthering Heights from taking hold of Catherine. Nelly warns Isabella to "Stay where you are", emphasizing the dangers of going to far from the wall..from the safety of the Grange. Moments after she falls on to the other side of the wall "Heathcliff" arrives to tempt her to go with him. Nelly attempts to "open" the gate and bring Isabella back in, but she is far too late. This scene holds an ominous tension that builds up suspense for the novel and re-enforces the symbolic purity of the Grange and the negative aura of Wuthering Heights.