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A comparative analysis of Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights and Mariam from A Thousand Splendid Suns, exploring their character development, societal roles, and narrative significance. This summary delves into the themes of identity, love, and oppression in both novels, highlighting the similarities and differences between these complex characters.
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What are the differences between A Thousand Splendid Suns and Wuthering Heights? This page explores the contrasts between Heathcliff and Mariam, two central characters from these novels. Heathcliff, an outsider with no surname, is influenced by Catherine and surrounded by an enigmatic aura. Mariam, on the other hand, is labeled a "harami" or illegitimate child, whose only sin is being born.
Highlight: Both characters struggle with identity issues, but their responses differ. Heathcliff takes pride in his uniqueness, while Mariam longs for love and acceptance.
The page also touches on the themes of love and identity in both novels. In Wuthering Heights, love is portrayed as a 19th-century concept of companionship, while in A Thousand Splendid Suns, it's more about survival and acceptance.
Vocabulary: Harami - An illegitimate child or a bastard in Afghan culture.
Quote: "Your name, Mariam, means 'the little flower.' Mariam jo. It was the name of the tuberose that Jalil's mother loved best."
This comparison provides insight into the characters' upbringing and their struggle for identity and love, setting the stage for a deeper comparative analysis of Heathcliff and Mariam's characters.
This page delves deeper into the mental and societal oppression faced by the characters in both novels. Is reading Wuthering Heights tough? The complexity of Catherine's mental repression in Wuthering Heights is contrasted with the direct oppression faced by Mariam in A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Example: The burqa in A Thousand Splendid Suns symbolizes oppression, described as "tight and heavy like a skull."
The page explores how both characters deal with manipulation and loss of identity. Heathcliff's famous quote "I am Heathcliff" is juxtaposed with Mariam's silent suffering and eventual rebellion.
Quote: "If all else perished and he remained, I should still continue to be."
The narrative voice in both novels is also discussed. Wuthering Heights was published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, while A Thousand Splendid Suns offers a more direct narrative approach.
Highlight: The theme of sisterhood in A Thousand Splendid Suns opposes the angst-ridden relationships in Wuthering Heights.
This page provides a rich comparative analysis of Heathcliff and Mariam's characters, exploring how they navigate their respective oppressive environments.
The final page examines the use of symbolism and the portrayal of violence in both novels. Why should students read A Thousand Splendid Suns? The novel's powerful use of symbolism, such as water representing purity amidst destruction, offers a compelling reason.
Example: "Rockets began to rain on Kabul" - This metaphor in A Thousand Splendid Suns combines the imagery of rain (usually associated with life) with destruction.
The page contrasts the naturalistic instincts and transgression of human law in Wuthering Heights with the more explicit violence in A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Quote: "His sweat on the girl's skin" - This disturbing description of Mariam's rape highlights the brutal reality of her situation.
The comparison between the two novels continues with an examination of how violence is portrayed. Wuthering Heights presents violence as a transgression of human law driven by naturalistic instincts, while A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts violence as a tool of oppression and control.
This page concludes the comparative analysis of Heathcliff and Mariam's characters, demonstrating how both novels use symbolism and violence to explore themes of power, control, and human nature. The narrative voice in A Thousand Splendid Suns is shown to be more direct in its portrayal of violence, while Wuthering Heights uses more symbolic and psychological forms of aggression.
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Exposure Notes
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Walking away annotations
Written annotations on love and relationships - walking away
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Winter Swans notes: Love and Relationships cluster
Notes for Winter Swans by Owen Sheers from Love and Relationships cluster of the English Literature cluster.
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unseen poetry
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Belonging anthology summaries
Key language, structure & form used in all poems of Belonging anthology.
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Analysed poems; tissue, war photographer, bayonet charge, storm on the island, exposure, the charge of the light brigade, my last duchess, extract from the prelude, ozymandias and london
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lizeh 𖤐
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A comparative analysis of Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights and Mariam from A Thousand Splendid Suns, exploring their character development, societal roles, and narrative significance. This summary delves into the themes of identity, love, and oppression in both novels, highlighting the similarities and differences between these complex characters.
3/9/2023
330
What are the differences between A Thousand Splendid Suns and Wuthering Heights? This page explores the contrasts between Heathcliff and Mariam, two central characters from these novels. Heathcliff, an outsider with no surname, is influenced by Catherine and surrounded by an enigmatic aura. Mariam, on the other hand, is labeled a "harami" or illegitimate child, whose only sin is being born.
Highlight: Both characters struggle with identity issues, but their responses differ. Heathcliff takes pride in his uniqueness, while Mariam longs for love and acceptance.
The page also touches on the themes of love and identity in both novels. In Wuthering Heights, love is portrayed as a 19th-century concept of companionship, while in A Thousand Splendid Suns, it's more about survival and acceptance.
Vocabulary: Harami - An illegitimate child or a bastard in Afghan culture.
Quote: "Your name, Mariam, means 'the little flower.' Mariam jo. It was the name of the tuberose that Jalil's mother loved best."
This comparison provides insight into the characters' upbringing and their struggle for identity and love, setting the stage for a deeper comparative analysis of Heathcliff and Mariam's characters.
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This page delves deeper into the mental and societal oppression faced by the characters in both novels. Is reading Wuthering Heights tough? The complexity of Catherine's mental repression in Wuthering Heights is contrasted with the direct oppression faced by Mariam in A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Example: The burqa in A Thousand Splendid Suns symbolizes oppression, described as "tight and heavy like a skull."
The page explores how both characters deal with manipulation and loss of identity. Heathcliff's famous quote "I am Heathcliff" is juxtaposed with Mariam's silent suffering and eventual rebellion.
Quote: "If all else perished and he remained, I should still continue to be."
The narrative voice in both novels is also discussed. Wuthering Heights was published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, while A Thousand Splendid Suns offers a more direct narrative approach.
Highlight: The theme of sisterhood in A Thousand Splendid Suns opposes the angst-ridden relationships in Wuthering Heights.
This page provides a rich comparative analysis of Heathcliff and Mariam's characters, exploring how they navigate their respective oppressive environments.
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The final page examines the use of symbolism and the portrayal of violence in both novels. Why should students read A Thousand Splendid Suns? The novel's powerful use of symbolism, such as water representing purity amidst destruction, offers a compelling reason.
Example: "Rockets began to rain on Kabul" - This metaphor in A Thousand Splendid Suns combines the imagery of rain (usually associated with life) with destruction.
The page contrasts the naturalistic instincts and transgression of human law in Wuthering Heights with the more explicit violence in A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Quote: "His sweat on the girl's skin" - This disturbing description of Mariam's rape highlights the brutal reality of her situation.
The comparison between the two novels continues with an examination of how violence is portrayed. Wuthering Heights presents violence as a transgression of human law driven by naturalistic instincts, while A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts violence as a tool of oppression and control.
This page concludes the comparative analysis of Heathcliff and Mariam's characters, demonstrating how both novels use symbolism and violence to explore themes of power, control, and human nature. The narrative voice in A Thousand Splendid Suns is shown to be more direct in its portrayal of violence, while Wuthering Heights uses more symbolic and psychological forms of aggression.
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English Literature - Exposure Notes
Anthology Exposure Annotations
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652
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English Literature - Walking away annotations
Written annotations on love and relationships - walking away
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404
0
English Literature - Winter Swans notes: Love and Relationships cluster
Notes for Winter Swans by Owen Sheers from Love and Relationships cluster of the English Literature cluster.
4
218
0
English Literature - unseen poetry
relusion notes for unseen poetry
115
2674
1
English Literature - Belonging anthology summaries
Key language, structure & form used in all poems of Belonging anthology.
13
527
0
English Literature - poems
Analysed poems; tissue, war photographer, bayonet charge, storm on the island, exposure, the charge of the light brigade, my last duchess, extract from the prelude, ozymandias and london
37
1136
0
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