Nelly. More than a servant! Why was Nelly the narrator? In the book Wuthering Heights, the author, Emily Bronte, made Nelly a servant who lives most of her life with Catherine the narrator. Many have questioned why Bronte would do so, and they have valid reasons such as : Why didn't she choose someone with more knowledge, or why didn't they choose a major character like Heathcliff or Catherine? I believe that the choice to make …showed first 75 words of 951 total…

…showed last 75 words of 951 total…mother in the story, but Nelly is practically everyone's mother. It is very questionable, but Nelly could be more important than Heathcliff who is more likely favored to being the most important. Bronte herself was bothered by illnesses and died due to that, and all the characters who died, died of illnesses too. The significance of this is that out of everyone, Nelly was the healthiest mentally and physically which shows how important she is.