The reader can tell right away what differences a book with a different time setting has from the present day. In the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, there are a considerable amount of historical, behavioral, and social issues. First off, I saw some behavioral issues. During that time frame, people were much more well behaved and polite. Heathcliff invited Lockwood to dinner. Most landlords, today, would just meet their tenants and be done with them. However, Heathcliff did the polite thing and invited Lockwood. A few social issues I saw, of course, involved Catherine's marriage to Linton. Catherine married him because of his class and wealth. If Catherine would have married Heathcliff, she would be lower class and she saw that as unacceptable.
This book symbolizes few things. It symbolizes how heartbreak can end up. You can end up spiteful and vengeful like Heathcliff. It also symbolizes that revenge can not heal your emotional wounds. When Heathcliff died, he was not happier with how his plots of revenge turned out. The thematic significance is not much different from the symbolism of the book. Revenge is not the answer, love is hard to maintain, whatever themes you can gather from the novel is significant. Personally, I though the theme of revenge is not the answer as the novel's theme significance. I do not think hurting others because you hurt is a plausible solution.
Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2004. Print.
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