Logos
"Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather. " p.2
This is an example of logos, because not only does it clarify where the name Wuthering Heights comes from and what it stands for, but it also helps us get a better grasp of the conditions of the Heights and why his dwelling is called Wuthering Heights.
"The distance from the gate to the Grange is two miles." p. 28
This bit of basic information helps us to know roughly how far away the two dwellings are
from each other, in which will help us create a better illustration with other parts of the book.
"I found they had christened him 'Heathcliff': it was the name of a son who died in childhood, and it had served him ever since, both for Christian and surname." p. 33
From this sentence, we know where Mr. Heathcliff got his name and the significance of it.
Ethos
"'See here wife! I was never so beaten with anything in my life: but you must e'en take it as a gift of God; though it's as dark almost as if it came from the devil.'" p. 32
These lines are from when Mr. Earnshaw brought home Heathcliff. This is ethos, because it plays on the value of helping and taking care others. Through him doing this we can see the type of
character Mr. Earnshaw was. We can infer that he is a kind, warm-hearted man.
""Run Heathcliff, run!" She whispered. "They have let the bull dog loose, and
he holds me!" ... I vociferated curses enough to annihilate any fiend in Christendom; and I got
a stone and thrust it between his jaws, and tried with ally might to cram it down his throat..." p. 43
During this scene Catherine tries to tell Heathcliff to run and save himself, because she was already hurt.
However, he does not leave and in fact keeps the dog from hurting her anymore. This is ethos, because it plays on the value to never leave a friend behind and to always stick together. Through his actions we can see how much he cared for Catherine, how unselfish he was, and how good of a friend he truly was to
her.
"I instinctively echoed the words she had uttered a few hours before: 'Incomparably beyond and above us all! Whether still on earth or now in heaven, her spirit is at home with God.'" p. 151
These words Catherine said on the death bed is ethos, because it shows the value of religion and how important God was to her. This impacts the story, because it shows how ready she was to be
with God and die.
Pathos
"He seemed a sullen, patient child; hardened, perhaps, to ill-treatment: he would stand Hindley's blows without winking or shedding a test, and my pinches moved him only to draw in a breath and open his eyes, as if he had hurt himself by accident and nobody was to blame." p.33
These lines bring sadness and sympathy for Heathcliff to the readers. We can see how unwelcome and how badly he was treated by everyone in the household. We also learn how hardened and tough he had become.
"'Oh, he's dead, Heathcliff! He's dead!' And they both set up a heart-breaking cry. I joined my wail to theirs, loud and bitter; but Joseph asked what we could be thinking of to roar in that way over a saint in heaven." p. 39
After Catherine found her father dead, their reaction creates sadness among the readers as well. We feel sorry for the two children and Mr. Earnshaw's death. Heathcliff's heartbreaking cry shows how close him and Mr. Earnshaw had become and how much he had grown to love him.
"'I wish I could hold you,' she continued, bitterly, 'till we were both dead! I shouldn't care what you suffered. I care nothing for your sufferings. Why shouldn't you suffer? I do! Will you forget me? Will you be happy when I am in the earth?" p. 145
As Catherine is on her death bed arguing with Heathcliff, we feel sorry for them because they've always loved each other but they had never done anything about it. We learn how strong their love was and how
stubborn they were in that they both blamed each other for everything that had happened.
"Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather. " p.2
This is an example of logos, because not only does it clarify where the name Wuthering Heights comes from and what it stands for, but it also helps us get a better grasp of the conditions of the Heights and why his dwelling is called Wuthering Heights.
"The distance from the gate to the Grange is two miles." p. 28
This bit of basic information helps us to know roughly how far away the two dwellings are
from each other, in which will help us create a better illustration with other parts of the book.
"I found they had christened him 'Heathcliff': it was the name of a son who died in childhood, and it had served him ever since, both for Christian and surname." p. 33
From this sentence, we know where Mr. Heathcliff got his name and the significance of it.
Ethos
"'See here wife! I was never so beaten with anything in my life: but you must e'en take it as a gift of God; though it's as dark almost as if it came from the devil.'" p. 32
These lines are from when Mr. Earnshaw brought home Heathcliff. This is ethos, because it plays on the value of helping and taking care others. Through him doing this we can see the type of
character Mr. Earnshaw was. We can infer that he is a kind, warm-hearted man.
""Run Heathcliff, run!" She whispered. "They have let the bull dog loose, and
he holds me!" ... I vociferated curses enough to annihilate any fiend in Christendom; and I got
a stone and thrust it between his jaws, and tried with ally might to cram it down his throat..." p. 43
During this scene Catherine tries to tell Heathcliff to run and save himself, because she was already hurt.
However, he does not leave and in fact keeps the dog from hurting her anymore. This is ethos, because it plays on the value to never leave a friend behind and to always stick together. Through his actions we can see how much he cared for Catherine, how unselfish he was, and how good of a friend he truly was to
her.
"I instinctively echoed the words she had uttered a few hours before: 'Incomparably beyond and above us all! Whether still on earth or now in heaven, her spirit is at home with God.'" p. 151
These words Catherine said on the death bed is ethos, because it shows the value of religion and how important God was to her. This impacts the story, because it shows how ready she was to be
with God and die.
Pathos
"He seemed a sullen, patient child; hardened, perhaps, to ill-treatment: he would stand Hindley's blows without winking or shedding a test, and my pinches moved him only to draw in a breath and open his eyes, as if he had hurt himself by accident and nobody was to blame." p.33
These lines bring sadness and sympathy for Heathcliff to the readers. We can see how unwelcome and how badly he was treated by everyone in the household. We also learn how hardened and tough he had become.
"'Oh, he's dead, Heathcliff! He's dead!' And they both set up a heart-breaking cry. I joined my wail to theirs, loud and bitter; but Joseph asked what we could be thinking of to roar in that way over a saint in heaven." p. 39
After Catherine found her father dead, their reaction creates sadness among the readers as well. We feel sorry for the two children and Mr. Earnshaw's death. Heathcliff's heartbreaking cry shows how close him and Mr. Earnshaw had become and how much he had grown to love him.
"'I wish I could hold you,' she continued, bitterly, 'till we were both dead! I shouldn't care what you suffered. I care nothing for your sufferings. Why shouldn't you suffer? I do! Will you forget me? Will you be happy when I am in the earth?" p. 145
As Catherine is on her death bed arguing with Heathcliff, we feel sorry for them because they've always loved each other but they had never done anything about it. We learn how strong their love was and how
stubborn they were in that they both blamed each other for everything that had happened.