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Literatura de los Pases de Habla Inglesa I Frankenstein- Wuthering Heights After reading both novels carefully, do the following

tasks of comparison and contrast in pairs. a- a- Both texts are introduced by a prologue by Percy Shelley and Charlotte Bronte, compare both introductions and discuss the relevance they have.Do you think they are necessary or they can be disregarded? b- b- We have discussed how the novel Frankenstein is framed and pointed out the existence of different narrative voices in it. Once you have completed your reading of Wuthering Heights, consider how it is framed and identify the narrators in the text.To do so read the information about Framing in Wuthering Heights by John Mathews (booklet page 86). c- c- Consider the concepts of the Uncanny discussed on page 88 of the booklet and do the tasks proposed. Can we conclude that these elements are uncanny? If so, why? The wind The moors: a place where you can easily get lost. They are wet, wild, and infertile areas. As the novel opens Lockwood fears walking through the moors at night. Catherine and Heathcliff spend much of their childhood rambling on the moors, symbolizing their wild inclinations. Both Catherine and Heathcliff are buried on the moors, because of their fondness for them and their fondness for the wildness they represent. Nelly and Catherine Linton are feared to have drowned in the moors. In addition, they are very difficult to navigate and easy to lose oneself. Just as the moors represent danger and are difficult to navigate, the love between Catherine and Heathcliff endangers everyone associated with them through their recklessness. Wuthering Heights The pets Death Ghosts / A waif (spray person or animal especially a homeless child) A changeling ( a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy) Catherine and Heathcliffs identities: Conjoined self = self + other Names

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