The Unique Role Of Narrative Time For Text Conotation In "Wutheringheights"

This thesis’s aim is to explore the effect of narrative time for text connotation in "Wuthering Heights" according to the summary for the strategy of narrative time. The strategy of narrative time includes three parts:the order of narration, the relations between story time and narrative time and frequency of narration. We will respectively give an analysis for them, and then make a conclusion, that is, the unique role of narrative time for text connotation."Wuthering Heights" begins from flashback which arises long typical narration. It is on the basis of weird scenes, but ends the story by the feeling of kindness and convulseness. We are driven by curiosity, and we find it full of sadness which brings deep thoughts. The order of narration makes a great point in the tragic connotation of "Wuthering Heights". It omits many plots at key points, takes acccelaration at bloody scenes, slows down at the conflict of psychology and keep standstill at sublimation, which leads to perpect handle for the relations between story time and narrative time. Through the above aspects,"Wuthering Heights" highlights the stickness to great love, the expectations for growth and the ultimate trust for hman nature. The general narration makes plots faster, the narration of repeating forms rotary singing for the submilation of love. By combining them together, the text have such an effet which embodys the lyrical of poem that came true by an indirect way.Various strategies of narrative time are used comprehensively. For example, the omitted things are high-frequently speculated, the key details that can’t be expanded in time take multi-angle feelings and the slowing parts deal with single narration, the climax of plots paused, which make the text be harmonious and unniform in structure."Wuthering Heights" is a gothic novel, but mostly it is beyond gothic novel in general meaning. Factually, it deserves the elements of gothic novel which only exits as a crust. Readers, attracted by curiosity, finally find it is full of sadness passion. This effect is not only achieved by story but also the use of narrative time in a quiet way. The poetical power brought by form can directly influence the soul and heart of readers.To a certain extent, this thesis supplements the balnk of comprehensive analysis for narrative time. The integrated analysis for the strategy of narrative time in "Wuthering Heights" can help us find a new source of text connotation which is another road to the study of text implication."Wuthring Heights" is a long novel, so the above conclusion is suitable for long novels. As far as short novels are concerned, it is not universal.