本論文旨在探討愛蜜莉‧勃朗特為何要在《咆哮山莊》中描寫相似的兩代故事。本論文先分析自然在小說的功用，接著試圖解決有關兩位敘述者可信度的紛爭。第二章先簡短介紹一些重要的術語，像是隱含作者，為的是帶出之後不可靠敘述者的概念。本章接著探討隱含作者利用自然作為象徵的手法，來描寫每個角色的個性以及表達隱含作者的價值觀。小說中對於自然的描寫說明了隱含作者深知自然與人性絕非單面性，而這就是隱含作者的價值觀。但是小說中兩位不可靠敘述者卻無此概念，因此違背了隱含作者的價值觀，成為不可靠敘述者。第三章則繼續從兩個不可靠敘述者的背景、個性以及兩者之間的互動來分析其不可靠性。此外，此章也解釋了愛蜜莉‧勃朗特安排了兩個敘述者的目的在於利用洛克伍德來降低內莉的可靠性。事實上，兩個不可靠敘述者代表了總是以自己的價值觀來評斷他人的人。第四章解釋愛蜜莉‧勃朗特選擇透過兩個不可靠敘述者來說故事的原因在於讀者無法接受小說的主旨在於希斯克里夫和凱瑟琳之間狂暴的愛情。最後，此論文做出的結論為愛蜜莉深知自然與人性絕非單面性並且深信每個人應該尊重差異，不應該用自己的價值觀去評斷他人。因此，愛蜜莉寫相似的兩代故事為了突顯希斯克里夫以及凱瑟琳的痛苦，因為他們的個性與價值觀與當時社會標準不同，所以受到排斥。此外，因為愛蜜莉同情希斯克里夫和凱瑟琳並且欣賞他們的狂野個性，在故事的結尾，她為他們安排了一個圓滿的結局－他們的鬼魂在荒原上遊蕩，而荒原是個最適合他們本性的地方。

In order to explore Emily’s intention to write the similar stories of the two generations in Wuthering Heights, this thesis first analyzes the function of Nature in the novel and then attempts to settle the dispute about the reliability of the two narrators, Nelly and Lockwood. Chapter Two first introduces some important terms briefly, such as the implied author, in order to usher in the idea of the unreliable narrator. Then, this chapter focuses on how Nature, serving as a symbol, is used by the implied author to describe the personalities of the characters and express his or her own values. The descriptions of Nature in the novel demonstrate that the implied author is aware that Nature is never one-sided nor is human nature, and this is the implied author’s values. However, the two narrators aren’t and thus violate the implied author’s values, which makes them unreliable narrators. Chapter Three continues to analyze the two unreliable narrators from the perspective of their backgrounds, personalities, and interactions. In addition, this chapter also explains that Emily Brontë arranges the two narrators because she intends to decrease Nelly’s reliability with Lockwood. In fact, the two unreliable narrators represent those who always judge others based on one simple standard, that is, their own values. Chapter Four explains that Emily chose to tell the story through the two unreliable narrators because readers could not accept that the main concern of the novel is about the passionate love between Heathcliff and Catherine. Finally, this thesis concludes with the argument that Emily Brontë realizes that Nature and human nature are never one-sided, and that she believes that everyone should respect differences. Hence, Emily writes two similar stories of the two generations in order to highlight the sufferings of Heathcliff and Catherine, who are rejected because they have different values and personalities from social norms. Furthermore, because Emily sympathizes with Heathcliff and Catherine and appreciates their wild nature, she allows them to reach a happy ending, having their ghosts wander on the moors, a place most suitable to their nature.

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