The Gothic Colors Shown in Wuthering HeightsThe Gothic Colors Shown in Wuthering Heights论呼啸山庄中所展现的哥特色彩学 院： 郑州大学升达经贸管理学院专 业： 商 用 英 语 姓 名： 学 号： 指导教师： 郑 重 声 明本人的学位论文是在导师指导下独立撰写并完成的，学位论文没有剿窃、抄袭等违反学术道德、学术规范的侵权行为，否则本人愿意承担由此产生的一切法律责任和法律后果，特此郑重声明。 学位论文作者（签名） 年 月 日 AcknowledgementsI would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Miss Liu for her instructive advice and useful suggestions on my paper. I am deeply grateful of her help in the completion of this paper. She helped me in topic choosing; give me better advice on topic range; encouraged me whenever I feel frustrated, kindly and carefully revised my draft. I would like to thank all those who have given me their generous helps, commitment and enthusiasm, which have been the major driving force to complete the current paper. And I also would like to thank all my teachers during my college life. 【Abstract】 Wuthering Heights is the outstanding novel written by Emily Bronte, an English woman writer in the 19th century. The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centers. The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted love between Heath cliff and Catherine Earns haw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys both themselves and many around them. Also it is a piece of exquisite works of the worlds literature, which displays a sea of Gothic Colors. This paper analyzes the Gothic Colors showing in Wuthering Heights from Emilys writing background, living environment, suffering of lost families and the authors personality. The article is divided into six parts; the first part gives a brief introduction to the author Emily Bronte, the novel Wuthering Heights and literature review on Wuthering Heights; the second part introduces the definition, origin, development and effect of Gothic novel; the third part analyzes the Gothic Colors which embody in the main characters- Heath cliff and Catherine; the fourth and fifth parts illustrate the Gothic Color from the environment and plot; the last part is the conclusion.【Key Words】 Wuthering Heights; Emily Bronte; Gothic Colors【摘要】呼啸山庄是19世纪英国女作家艾米莉勃朗特的著名小说，也是世界文学园地中的一朵奇葩，其中展现了大量的哥特色彩。本文从作者艾米莉勃朗特所处的社会文化背景、作者的荒原情节、失去亲人的伤痛以及艾米莉的性格特征几方面来分析呼啸山庄这部作品中所展现的哥特色彩。本论文共分六个部分，第一部分先对作者艾米莉勃朗特，小说呼啸山庄和呼啸山庄的国内外研究现状作简要介绍；第二部分介绍哥特小说的定义，起源，发展和影响；第三部分主要分析小说主人公希刺克历夫和凯瑟琳身上所体现出来的哥特式色彩；第四部分和第五部分分析小说呼啸山庄的环境和情节中所体现出的哥特色彩；第六部分是全文的总结。【关键词】呼啸山庄；艾米莉勃朗特；哥特色彩ContentsPart Introduction 11.1 Brief Introduction of Emily Bronte 11.2 Brief Introduction of Wuthering Heights 21.3 Literature Review on Wuthering Heights 5Part Reviews on Gothic Literary Theory 62.1 Definition of Gothic Novel 62.2 Origin of Gothic Novel 62.3 Development of Gothic Novel 72.4 Effect of Gothic Novel 7Part The Gothic Color about Main Characters in Wuthering Heights 83.1 Heath cliff: A Poor Inhuman Monster 83.2 Catherine：A Contradictory Woman 10Part The Gothic Color about Environment in Wuthering Heights 114.1 Scary Situation 114.2 Terrible Nightmares 134.3 Gloomy Surroundings 14Part The Gothic Color about Plot in Wuthering Heights 155.1 Mysterious Plot 155.2 Supernatural Love 16Part Conclusion 17Bibliography 18iiThe Gothic Colors Shown in Wuthering HeightsPart. IntroductionThis part will give a brief introduction to Emily Bronte, the novel Wuthering Heights and literature review on Wuthering Heights. Emily Bronte had an unhappy childhood during the time she had senses of inferiority, timidity, introversion, and precocity. Thus, books became her best friends. She read not only all kinds of classic literature, but also the magazines of Braidwood and Fraser. We can see clearly in Wuthering Heights that Emily was strongly influenced by Gothic tradition. 1.1 Brief Introduction of Emily Bronte Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was born on July30, 1818 at 74 Market Street in Thornton, Bradford, and Yorkshire, England. She was the fourth daughter of Maria Barnwell, who died of cancer when Emily was only three years old. After her youngest sister Anne was born, the Brontes moved to the village of Haworth where Patrick had been appointed rector. Disaster struck in October of 1848, when Emily fell sick with tuberculosis. In December of 1848, Emilys coffin was lai