"Cathy and I escaped from the wash-house to have a ramble at liberty." -pg. 40
This quote is one of many that starts the chapter of Nelly Dean narrating. She also starts to narrate the book for as far as chapter 16. The change of narrators is an example of a frame story. The outer frame, Mr. Lockwood's diary, recalls the accounts of Mrs. Dean telling her story to Lockwood. In this story, Mrs. Dean becomes the first person narrator. This change of narration has an effect on the information and feelings we are able to capture. When Lockwood is narrating, his feelings are ardently expressed and further help to characterize him. Mrs. Dean only gives anechdotal accounts, so we only know how the characters are feeling because of their actions and words.
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