T o w ha t e xte nt d o W uth e rin g H eig hts a nd J a ne E yre c o nfo rm to th e id ea o f th e b ild ung sro m an? 'T he g ro w in g u p o f th e cha ra cte rs th ro ug ho ut th e ...

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T o w ha t e xte nt d o W uth e rin g H eig hts a nd J a ne E yre c o nfo rm to th e id ea o f th e b ild ung sro m an? 'T he g ro w in g u p o f th e
cha ra cte rs th ro ug ho ut th e b ook.' A n in te re stin g fa ct I c a m e a cro ss w as th a t th e G oth ic N ove l h a s m any a ttr ib ute s to th e
co m in g o f a ge fo r th e p ro ta gonis t. F or e xa m ple , in
Ja ne E yre
w e fo llo w th e li fe o f J a ne in w ha t I w ould h a ve c a lle d a
chro no lo gic a l o rd er, a s w ith th a t o f H eath cli ff in
Wuth erin g H eig hts
, o r T om S aw ye r in
Huckle berry F in n
. It is h o w eve r, th e
w ord B ild ung sro m an th a t in tr ig ue s m e, I h a ve lo oke d a t th e w ord o n e no te s, b ut I w ould li k e p eople 's o pin io ns to th e e xte nt
o f th e tw o b ooks th a t c o nfo rm s w ith th e id ea o f B ild ung sro m an.
B ild ungsro m an
is a G erm an te rm w hic h r e fe rs to a s p ecific c la ss o f n o ve ls . W ha t is im porta nt in d ete rm in in g w ha t is o r is
no t a c la ssic a l
bild ungsro m an
is th e in te nt o f th e a uth o r. W as th e a uth o r a tte m ptin g to le ad th e r e ader in to a p ath o f
p ers o na l e nric hm ent? D o th e tr ia ls a nd ...
S olu tio n
B ild ungsro m an
is a G erm an te rm w hic h r e fe rs to a s p ecific c la ss o f n o ve ls . W ha t is im porta nt in d ete rm in in g w ha t is o r is
no t a c la ssic a l
bild ungsro m an
is th e in te nt o f th e a uth o r. W as th e a uth o r a tte m ptin g to le ad th e r e ader in to a p ath o f
p ers o na l e nric hm ent? D o th e tr ia ls a nd a ctio ns o f th e m ain c ha ra cte r p ro vid e a m ora l o r s p ir itu a l e xa m ple o f
d eve lo pm ent? M ost n o ve ls a re a bout s o m e s o rt o f p ro gre ssio n o f a c ha ra cte r - - w he th e r to w ard v ir tu e o r n o t - - b ut in o rd er
fo r a n o ve l to b e a
bild ungsro m an
th e a uth o r h a s to