Assessing Wuthering Heights as Representative of its Era

Students read the novel Wuthering Heights and analyze the major cultural issues that arise in the novel, including questions of race, class, and gender.

Additionally, students may want to compare the elements of the romance between the couples (Catherine and Heathcliff, Catherine and Edgar, Isabella and Heathcliff, etc.).

Any or all of these aspects could serve as comparison points with young-adult or contemporary fiction they have read previously. Note that the young adult or contemporary fiction should be appropriate for 11th-12th graders, keeping in mind the needs of your students.