Torture

« The hand « Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë The document under review is an extract of Wuthering Heights entitled "The Hand". It was written by Emily Brontë, who lived most of her life on the Yorkshire moors, and published in 1847. We will first describe and analyse Lockwood's feelings and reaction throughout the story, then try to explain Heathcliff's behavior and finally imagine what was the story of Catherine and Heathcliff. The narrator, Lockwood, is Heathcliff's new tenant and a snow storm has forced him to take shelter in Heathcliff's house. He is woken up by a