【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 the l ar ks a re si ngi ng a nd the be c k a nd bro o ks a re all bri m ful l. ” (E mi l y, 1 97 0: 1 00 ) In he r mi nd o nl y e xis ted hers el f, her so ul go t l os t i n the fa nta s y a nd the r ecol lec ti o n mus i ng alo ne . No bo d y c o ul d und e rs ta nd a nd p ull her mi nds o ut, ev e n the mo s t i nti ma te peo ple . E mi l y Bro nte s ymb ol i ze d the ple asa nt me mo r y o f c hil d hoo d w i th the mo o r. “?O h, d ear ! I tho ught I w as a t ho me ,? s he si ghe d. ? I tho ug ht I w a s l yi ng i n my c ha mb er a t Wuthe ri ng H ei ghts . Bec a use I? m w ea k, my b rai n go t co nfus e d, a nd I s crea me d unc o ns cio usl y. D o n? t s a y a nythi ng。 b ut s ta y w i th me. I d rea d sl ee pi ng: my dre a m a pp alls me .? ? O h, i f I w ere b ut i n my ow n be d i n the old ho us e !? s he 5 w e nt o n bi tte rl y, w ri ngi ng he r ha nds. ? A nd tha t w i nd so und i ng i n the fir s b y the la tti ce . Do le t me feel i t i t c o mes s trai ght dow n the mo or do le t me have o ne brea th!?” ( E mil y, 1 97 0: 9 2) In fa c t s he ha d b ee n mud dl ed d ue to her c o nsci o us ne sses w ere all i n c o ntradi c to r y w i th the s tr uggl es be tw e e n dr ea m a nd re ali ty. Si nce s he w as i n b ad heal thy co ndi tio n, ow n i ni tia ti ve feel i ngs ha d bee n a ro use d a nd s he be ca me rele ase her i nner mo s t hop e, tha t w as the mo o r, her l o ngi ng d rea m. E mil y Br o nte s ymb o li zed C a therine?s l o ngi ng for fr ee do m w i th the mo o r. T his fr ee do m is o nl y p hysic all y. F or Catherine?s ma rria ge s he had mo ve d to T hr us hcro ss Gr a nge w hi c h is far fro m the mo or. S he was the hos tess o f T hr us hcro ss G ra nge tha t me a nt s he c o ul d no l o nger go a nd pl a y ca s uall y li ke a c hild o n the mo or. T here for e s he si ghed a nd w as ver y d i s a p po inte d. S he had a hi gh fe ver a nd her b rai n go t co nfus e d, so s he fa nta si zed he rsel f o nl y c o uld rel a x l yi ng i n b ed a t Wuthe ri ng H ei ghts . It?s a ki nd o f r elea se a nd er up tio n o f her lo ngs ta ndi ng c o ns trai ns tha t s he ha d go t a dee p s e nse o f l o ngi ng for the mo or w hi c h w as q ui te fa r aw a y fr o m the pl ace s he liv ed , b ut co ul d be s ee n fro m the w i nd ow s . S he a nxio usl y w a nt ed to op e n the w i nd ow w ha te ver do c tor op pos ed , as i f s he co uld be allow e d to ta k e a b rea th o f the fre s h ai r fro m the mo o r, for her i t?s a bre a th o f li fe , s he w o ul d fe el muc h be tter. H er dr ea m ap pall e d her bec a use the mo o r w as s o i mp or ta nt i n her hea r t. T he mo or w as une q ualle d no t e ve n the hap p y a nd l o fty li fe i n T hr us hcr oss Gra nge co uld be r epla ce d. T he mo or w as Catherine?s mos t p ri mi tiv e, p ures t p urs uit w he n s he w as tire d, w ea k, fra gile a nd p ai nful e ve n w he n s he go t l os t. T he mo o r w as a n a ngel i n her c o ns cio us nes s , l eadi ng her w a y to go to the dr ea mi ng he av e n w here he r e xha us tio n w o ul d be c arrie d o ff a nd her w e a k bo d y w o uld be ta ke n aw a y. S he fl ew all the w a y se e ki ng he r c hil d hoo d a nd fr eed o m. S he had gi ve n the mo o r w hi c h w a s o ne ki nd o f s ummo n to ge t ri d o f the pr ese nt si tua ti o n too muc h, he r lo ve , he r gol de n c hild ho od . S he nee ded to b e a cc o mp a ni ed b ut di d no t per mi t tal ki ng. A c tuall y, w ha t s he ne e de d mos t w as the mo or 。 s he w a nte d to r un fr eel y o n i t, to s pea k to i t a nd to pla y w i th i t. E mil y B ro nte dev o te d her i nti ma te dee p a ffec ti o n tow ard s the mo or i n ne arl y e ver y se nte nce i n the no vel . C a theri ne e xp ec ted a fri e nd, w ho c o ul d keep sile nt , b ut i t mi ght und e rs ta nd her s tor y, i t c o ul d c olle c t her s ecr e ts car e full y a nd i t w o uld pr eser ve her rec olle c tio n . S he be ga n to r eali ze nob od y w o uld be abl e to be c o mp e te nt e xc ep t the mo or. Fr o m tha t d a y s he ma r rie d w i th Li nto n, s he ha d be e n sep ara ted w i th the Wuthe ri ng H ei ghts , a s a re s ul t s he ha d los t her mo o r, her o ri gi nal hap pi ness , he r fre ed o m. T he mo or used to be a p ar t o f he r li fe, w i tho ut i t her 6 li fe w as no t co mp le te. T he mo o r be ca me a de vil tha t da y s he l e ft the old ho use 。 i t ca rrie d her s o ul aw a y gr ad uall y. Livi ng w i tho ut fr ee do m, her li fe w as e mp ty. Livi ng o n a d oo m, h er li fe w as bo und to w a l k to the e nd s o o n. C a theri ne had no t o b tai ne d the p hysic al fre ed o m till s he mel te d i n the mo o r. B ut E mil y Br o nte ha d al so e xpr ess ed the me tal fr ee do m s he yea r ned for. “Me tap hor is the unc o nsci o us i ntui tio n i mp uls e w hi c h i s e xpr ess ed thr o ugh the mys ti cal s ymb o lic for m. Me ta p hor i s alw a ys rel a te d to w or ds, w hile w or ds ar e alw a ys r ela te d to tho ughts .”(束定芳 ,2 00 0: 10 1) In “Wuth eri ng Heig hts ” H e a th cliff ?s a pp ear a nce a nd de par ture alw a ys foll ow ed the ba d w e a ther o n the mo or. “A bo ut mid ni ght, w hile w e s till sa t up , the s tor m c a me ra ttli ng ov er the H ei ghts i n full fur y. T here w a s a v iole nt w i nd, as w ell as t hund er, a nd ei ther o ne or the o ther sp li t a tr ee o ff a t the c or ner o ff the b uil di ng: a huge b o ugh fe ll a cro ss the r oo f, a nd kno c ke d d ow n a p or ti o n o f the e as t c hi mne y s tac k, s e ndi ng a cla tter o f s to nes