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Literary and cultural critic Edward Said has written that “Exile is strangely compelling to
think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human
being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can
never be surmounted.” Yet Said has also said that exile can become “a potent, even
enriching” experience.
In Emile Bronte's Wuthering Heights choose one character who experiences such a rift
and becomes cut off from “home,” whether that home is the character's birthplace,
family, homeland, or other special place. Then write an essay in which you analyze how
the character's experience with exile is both alienating and enriching, and how this
experience illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize
the plot.
I just really need help on the topic/which character to pick so I can get started. Thanks!!
think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human
being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can
never be surmounted.” Yet Said has also said that exile can become “a potent, even
enriching” experience.
In Emile Bronte's Wuthering Heights choose one character who experiences such a rift
and becomes cut off from “home,” whether that home is the character's birthplace,
family, homeland, or other special place. Then write an essay in which you analyze how
the character's experience with exile is both alienating and enriching, and how this
experience illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize
the plot.
I just really need help on the topic/which character to pick so I can get started. Thanks!!