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Emily Bronte Research Paper

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Emily Bronte Emily Bronte is a very interesting woman; her works, life and family were very influential on British literature. Emily’s works impacted many around her. The events that she went through with her family is just a inspiration life. There were many downfalls, but Emily never gave up her love for writing or helping others. British literature was a huge part of the family. It helped them with letting their thoughts go during tough times. The drive that Emily has is inspiring, and the things she has overcome in her life. Emily Bronte’s works were very influential. “Some of Emily's earliest known works involve a fictional world called Gondal, which she created with her sister Anne. She wrote both prose and poems about this imaginary …show more content…

During her childhood her family moved to Haworth in April 1821. Just days after moving to Haworth her mother passed away from cancer. Her Aunt Elizabeth moved in to help raise the children. She had two sisters, Charlotte and Anne Bronte who were also famous. “She preferred the company of animals to people and rarely travelled, forever yearning for the freedom of Haworth and the moors.” (Emily Bronte) She was very shy around people but felt most comfortable with nature and around animals. This conflict between nature and culture was shown thru her most famous work Wuthering Heights. “1826-1829 Emily began music lessons and made drawings and sketches of the natural subjects such as birds to which she was drawn for the remainder of her life.” (Institute) “She became an independent and opinionated young woman as her poem “The Old Stoic” reveals. Lines in “The Old Stoic” include “And if I pray, the only prayer, That moves my lips for me, Is, ‘Leave the heart that now I bear, And give me liberty!” (Inc) She wanted to describe herself in a poem. Her husband died, while he was dead she consumed alcohol and could not help herself with dealing of her husband's death. She died of tuberculosis on December 19, 1848. This was two months after her brother, Branwell died from tuberculosis. Her sister Anne died from the same illness. The parsonage that she lived in is now a museum run by the Bronte

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