The first two chapters of Wuthering Heights have a sort of dark, satirical feel. Mr. Lockwood calls Wuthering Heights a "misanthrope's heaven", meaning a haven for those who hate people. People go to the shore to meet new people, the girl referred to in chapter one is overwhelmed because Lockwood is head over heels in love with her which she knows, and she returns the look of love. He then starts to hate her until she thinks she has misunderstood his looks, doubts her own sentiments. He humiliates her, yet he is impossible to understand, he is the problem, not her.
He may think "if she likes me, how good could he be" - she must be unattainable, and yet if they suddenly become attainable, they will turn away - afraid of the possibilities. It is truly a mode of self-protection, never have to lose anything or feel the hurt of love.
The reader is now aware that the story comes from a man who is scarred in some way, someone afraid of their emotions. He loves being an irritant.
What does the reader think of Heathcliff? Selfish, 37, son who has died and left him a daughter-in-law who hates him. His relationship to his dogs is pretty brutal, has no real relationship with it instead of acknowledging it as a hunting dog, not a pet.
In Chapter 3: know meaning of term maxalary convulsions: grinding your teeth because you are so angry and you are trying to keep from crying
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