Sula 2

"Under Helene's hand the girl became obedient and polite. Any enthusiams that little Nel showed were calmed by her mother until she drove her daughters imagination underground."

This is the first time we learn anything about Nel who is one of the main characters. This statement seems to foreshadow that Nel is probably a very tough character due to all the abuse she had taken from her mother. It intrigues the reader and makes them want to see what kind of woman Nel grows up to be.

Sula 1

"Not the town of course, but that part of town where the Negroes lived, the part they called the Bottom in spite of the fact that it was up in the hills."

This quote is an example of irony because the townspeople call the african american neighborhood the bottom when it is actually above their part of town. I feel that this also foreshadows that the characters in the book are going to struggle with many prejudices because of how the white people look down upon them.

Wuthering Heights 6

"My little mistress behaved like an angel in coming to wait on me, and cheer my solitude; the confinement brought me exceedingly low... The moment Catherine left Mr. Linton's room she appeared at my bedside... I said her days were divided between us; but the master retired early, and I generally needed nothing after six o'clock, thus the evening was her own..."

I feel this statement foreshadows that since Cahterine is not usually described as an "angel" that she was probably up to no good on those evenings without supervision. Catherine has already been characterized as a rebellious girl who has a strong mind and does what she thinks is right. Within the next chapter we learn that just as the reader would suspect, she was sneaking off to Wuthering Heights.

Wuthering Heights 5

I feel that the relationship between Cathy Jr. and Linton is supposed to represent a parallel of Catherine and Heathcliff. I feel that Cathy's and Linton's purposes in the book are to live out the life that Catherine and Heathcliff originally wanted but couldn't have. An example from the text that supports this is when Heathcliff says, "My design is as honest as possible. I'll inform you of its whole scope," said he. "That the two cousins may fall in love, and get married..."

Wuthering Heights 5

"Your presence is a moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous..."

Here Mr. Linton is describing Heathcliff. By use of such harsh diction, like "poison" and "contaminate," in this metaphor, an angry tone is set which leads you to see that Mr. Linton is not really a fan of Heathcliff by any means.

Wuthering Heights 4

"Judas! Traitor!"

Here the author uses a biblical allusion comparing Heathcliff to the very commonly known traitor, Judas. By using an allusion to a well known story, helps aid the reader in comprehending what is going on. Although it may be easy to tell that Heathcliff is the not seen as the sweetest of characters, using this comparison allows you to feel more confident in that assumption.

Wuthering Heights 3

"It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn."

Here the speaker is using a very creative metaphor to describe the situation. By comparing Cathy to the thorns and the Linton family to the honeysuckles, you get a clear idea that Cathy's character is quite the opposite of that of the generous Lintons. This metaphor is a very unique way to characterize them.