The Social Class of Women in the 19th Century As Represented In Bronte-s Wuthering Heights
Desy Nur Indrasari, Fathu Rahman, Herawaty Abbas
Hasanuddin University
Abstract
This research aimed to discuss the social class of women in the 19th century in England which is represented in Emily Bronte-s only novel, Wuthering Heights. This research used a qualitative descriptive method. The researcher attempted to analyze how Bronte described the Social class of women in the 19th century which she pictured in her novel of Wuthering Heights by using the Karl Marx theory which argued that a class is characterized by the existence of two main classes known as the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The results of the research showed that the position of the women from the bourgeoisie class were represented by the characters of the novel known as Catherine Earnshaw and Isabella Linton which were from a noble and rich family. On the other hand, in the position of the women from the proletariat is represented by the characters of Nelly Dean. She was a servant in Wuthering Heights since she was a child and she also a servant in Trushcross Grange after Catherine Earnshaw married Edgar Linton.
Keywords: Social Class, Women, Qualitative Descriptive Method, Karl Marx Theory
Topic: Literarture