di Michele Zeli 5E
Emily Brontë was an English writer, born in 19th-century Yorkshire Moors, who wrote Wuthering Heights, (presentazione a cura di Emanueli, De Batté, Monti, Valbusa), talking about themes such as passionate love, revenge, secrets and hatred, challenging the tendency of her time. In 2022, Francis O’ Connor made a film (video di Giustini, Grendi, Milani, Viscardi) about her life.
The Yorkshire Moors (video sui luoghi del film a cura di Lan Cian Pan, Zucchi, Lopresti, Campari), symbolize freedom and isolation in Wuthering Heights, mirroring Emily’s personal connection to nature and its role in inspiring her work, as can be seen in the film.
Wuthering Heights portrays deep conflicts between the characters (video di Bovenga, Guirgus, Devoti, Segni, Vassallo): Heathcliff, as a rejected outsider; Catherine, torn between love and social expectations. These struggles reflect Emily’s personal challenges against society.
The Victorian Age, (video sul contesto storico dell’età Vittoriana a cura di Zeli, Ragazzi, Buscaglia, Isola) marked by industrial growth, strict morals and social classes, influenced Emily’s Wuthering Heights. For example, Heathcliff’s struggles mirror the hard class discrimination and rigid social rules of the times. Heathcliff, an orphan of unknown origins, is adopted by the Earnshaw family, but treated as inferior due to his social background and poverty. His obsessive pursuit of wealth and revenge against the Earnshaws underscores the rigid class hierarchies of Victorian England. His transformation from an abused outsider to a ruthless oppressor reflects the destructive impact of social prejudice.
Emily’s fight as a female writer reveals the gender inequality of her era. Women were expected to focus on domestic roles, and publishing under male pseudonyms (like “Ellis Bell”) was often the only way to gain credibility. The independent female characters in Wuthering Heights mirror Emily’s defiance of social norms. Themes such as poverty and lack of education in Wuthering Heights, especially with Heathcliff, link her work with ongoing social issues that are still relevant today as the UN Agenda’s goals (presentazione Canva a cura di Bissocoli, Fancellu, Giorgi, Cresta) show.
The enduring themes in Wuthering Heights (class inequality, quality education, gender struggles and individual freedom) highlight Emily Brontë’s remarkable modern trait, since these themes resonate with the United Nations’ Global Agenda 2030, a global action plan aimed to eradicate poverty, achieving gender equality and ensuring education for all. Emily’s exploration of these aspects connects the struggles of the Victorian Era to modern efforts for a more just and fair world, proving the enduring relevance of her work, bridging the past and the present.
