WH Essay
Titus 1
Mikayla Titus
Mrs. Stephanie Litzen
1st Hour AP Literature
6 March 2015
Narcissism within Wuthering Heights Draft
In literature, a character always has a downfall that leads to their destruction. Whether it consist of a stubbornness or being too intelligence, it still shapes the character’s personality and helps direct them to become who they are meant to be. One flaw that is seen throughout literature is narcissism, which is a personality disorder in which one is over confident of himself. Emily
Bronte exemplifies the personality of narcissism within her book,
Wuthering Heights, through the feelings of greed, vanity, and conceit that the characters of Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw, and Edgar Linton exteriorize to strengthen the plot, which will end up being a factor to their destruction. Everyone is a narcissism to a certain degree, which is healthy. It becomes a problem when one loses sight of reality. A medical diagnosis of a narcissism personality is where one is too preoccupied in an alternative world to see the reality around themselves (
Narcissistic
Personality
). This chimera has the person believing they have unlimited success, power,
brilliance, beauty along with having an ideal love for oneself (
Narcissistic Personality
). There are three main types of narcissistic personalities that are evident through
Wuthering
Heights
⏤pathological narcissism, episodic narcissism, and walking narcissism.
The most evident type of narcissism exemplified in
Wuthering Heights is the pathological narcissist. One with this personality shows an overinflated sense of selfworth and normally
Titus 2 believes that there are better than others around (Psych Central Staff). They tend to treat other poorly, often being rude, demanding, and
Mikayla Titus
Mrs. Stephanie Litzen
1st Hour AP Literature
6 March 2015
Narcissism within Wuthering Heights Draft
In literature, a character always has a downfall that leads to their destruction. Whether it consist of a stubbornness or being too intelligence, it still shapes the character’s personality and helps direct them to become who they are meant to be. One flaw that is seen throughout literature is narcissism, which is a personality disorder in which one is over confident of himself. Emily
Bronte exemplifies the personality of narcissism within her book,
Wuthering Heights, through the feelings of greed, vanity, and conceit that the characters of Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw, and Edgar Linton exteriorize to strengthen the plot, which will end up being a factor to their destruction. Everyone is a narcissism to a certain degree, which is healthy. It becomes a problem when one loses sight of reality. A medical diagnosis of a narcissism personality is where one is too preoccupied in an alternative world to see the reality around themselves (
Narcissistic
Personality
). This chimera has the person believing they have unlimited success, power,
brilliance, beauty along with having an ideal love for oneself (
Narcissistic Personality
). There are three main types of narcissistic personalities that are evident through
Wuthering
Heights
⏤pathological narcissism, episodic narcissism, and walking narcissism.
The most evident type of narcissism exemplified in
Wuthering Heights is the pathological narcissist. One with this personality shows an overinflated sense of selfworth and normally
Titus 2 believes that there are better than others around (Psych Central Staff). They tend to treat other poorly, often being rude, demanding, and