Comparing First Chapters

Comparing books by the first chapter can be unfair. But the first chapter in books normally tells important knowledge about the story that is going to happen. Most first chapters establish the setting, tone, voice, and point of point. It will also introduce the characters and present an issue that the story will take place around. The books, Emma, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre are three different books that each have their own story. After reading the first chapter of each book, all three have their different tone, setting, and underlying issue that takes place. Jane Austin, Emily Bronte, and Charlotte Bronte all make their first chapters impressionable as each tell specific details about their characters and story to draw in their audience …show more content…
This story is based on a gentleman, by the name of Lockwood, who is writing in a journal describing his first several days as being a tenant. He has newly become a tenant at a manor in Yorkshire, called Thrushcross Grange. The setting of the story takes places at Wuthering Heights. “Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff’s dwelling”(Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte). During the visit, Mr. Heathcliff gets a uneasy feeling and doesn’t seem to trust Lockwood. In return, Mr. Heathcliff leaves him alone in a room with a group of angry dogs. Lockwood gets an uneasy feeling but is shortly saved by the housekeeper. After Mr. Heathcliff returns to the room, which is not happy, ends up inviting Lockwood back for a second visit. Lockwood takes up the offer. This chapter starts off by what we thought was just a visit with Lockwood’s landlord, until we read further. The tone changes to Lockwood being scared and angry. “The herd of possessed swine could have no worse spirits in them than those animals of yours, sir. You might as well leave a stranger with a brood of tigers” (Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte). Lockwood’s tone is set by his interaction with Mr. Heathcliff dogs. The conflict of each story differs based on the tone and setting for each character. The conflict in Wuthering Heights is how Mr. Heathcliff does not trust his tenant, Lockwood. He leaves Lockwood alone with his snarling dogs to scare him. When Mr. …show more content…
This story is about a young girl, by the name of Jane Eyre, who we find sitting in a room reading a book. Currently she lives at Gateshead, with her aunt and uncle, also known as The Reeds. The Reeds are a wealthy family who love to miss treat Jane. She has been forbidden to play with her cousins. John, one of Jane’s cousin, cannot stand her. He throws a book at her, which ends up causing a fight between the two. When Mrs. Reed finds the two fighting, she automatically blames it on Jane and sends her to the “Red-room” as punishment. The red-room is a frightening chamber which her uncle died in. The tone of the story is sadness due to the way that Jane gets treated. Her family have banned her from having a childhood and anytime there is a problem among the children, Jane is automatically said to be responsible for it. The tone in Jane Eyre is set based on the conflict that is going on during the story. The conflict is how Jane is being treated by her family. When Jane gets in trouble, her aunt or uncle send her upstairs to a room where she is scolded for causing trouble. “Take her away to the red- room and lock her in there” (Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte). Her family treats her as if she is a little orphan child that no one likes. Jane Eyre gives great detail about the life of Jane and how her family treats