Nelly Dean, the Narrator of Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights: Nelly the Narratornbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; Emily Bronte wrote the book Wuthering Heights from the narrative point of view of Nelly, a servant who lived most of her life with Catherine. Many have questioned why Bronte would do so.nbsp; Why did she not choose someone with more knowledge? Why did she not choose a major character like Heathcliff or Catherine?nbsp; The choice to make Nelly the narrator is what makes the book so great. She is one who qualifies most to be the narrator. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; This book is very much about love and hate, and Nelly is the one who is totally un-opinionated about the characters.nbsp; She was like a mother figure,†¦show more content†¦81)nbsp; Hareton probably does not remember her, which shows the lack of appreciation everyone had for her.nbsp; No one praised her like nbsp;Heathcliff and Edgar praised Catherine, but no one hated her like Hindly hated nbsp;Heathcliff.nbsp; In fact, she was the middle man that made the transition fromnbsp; Wuthering Heights to Thrushcross Grange so smooth.nbsp; If she had not been the narrator we would not know what went on at Thrushcross Grange.nbsp; Nelly manages to know what went on at Wuthering Heights because of her good relationship with everyone.nbsp; So, even though Nelly was not present there, she still had the capabilities to know what was going on.nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Though the story does not contain a specified â€Å"mother figure†, Nellys role implies just that.nbsp; Oddly, every time a lad was born, the mother died during the birth. 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