Wuthering Heights #9: Tone

In literature, the definition of tone is the author's attitude that is seen in the story. When writing, one must add a tone to their work. There can be a numerous amount of tones in a novel. But in this novel, I only noticed a couple of them. As for Emily Bronte when writing Wuthering Heights, her tone seems rather gloomy. I think it is gloomy because of the characters. A lot of these characters are never really happy and they are always seeking revenge. It is also gloomy because of all of the events that happen throughout the novel, like all of the deaths that take place. Bronte's tone also seems quite tragic because of the relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff that never works out. This is all just in about the first half of the novel. Her tone changes towards the second half of the novel. In the end Bronte's tone seems to be more interested and happy. This is because of the new relationship between Catherine and Hareton, and because they are happy as well. Things work out a lot better than they did in the beginning of the novel. So that explains Bronte's change of tone. And those are the couple of tones that stood out to me in Emily Bronte's novel.