Emily does not belong to the literary directions of that time, her novel making an exception from the literary movements of that time. The novel is constructed by a technique and a unique literary style that makes her narrative increasingly more compelling and more dynamic. The novel combines in a great way, gothic and fantastic elements.
Narrative technique is a non-linear one, with many "back in time" sequences of characters , and two characters that occupy the position of narrator: Mr. Lockwood and Nelly Deen. The novel is a fight for love, to survive, to forget the past and overcome the differences imposed by family and society. Love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw is the patron of all actions of the novel, a love unresolved and painful that destroys them and those around them,a love rarely presented in this way in universal literature.
There are two times of reference in the novel:
-a “present narrative”, which is the correspondent of the present time, when, after renting Thrushcross Grange, Lockwood ,gets to know Heathcliff and asks Nelly Dean to tell about him the entire story.
-a “past narrative”, which is the correspondent of the past time, when the story narrated by Nelly Dean happened.
The reference time balances between present and past with an exciting ease.
The narrative technique used far from being easy to analyse. But, it is the best manner that an author could use when the readers has to be involved inside the story.
At a first sight, this technique could be a little bit restrictive, without the presence of a narrator to give informations and explanations about characters' feelings,but it was proved to be the best way to invlove the readers, in the core of the story,asking their imagination to work.
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