I am reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I have just finished the book and so much has happened I don't even know how to begin. Heathcliff gets revenge on Edgar by manipulating the children. He forces young Catherine to marry his son Linton by locking her in a room until they marry. He wants them to get married so all of her possessions, including Thrusscross Grange will be his. While trapped in her room she gets to know Harreton, a boy that works there, and eventually falls in love. Heathcliff soon gets tired of manipulating them and lets her free and dies shortly after. By now the story is in present time when Nelly is telling Mr. Lockwood this story, so he quits his job at Wuthering Heights. Catherine and Harreton get married after Linton dies and they live happily ever after.
I really liked the ending of the book. All the evil and drama ends right after Heathcliff dies. I really liked how the story started in the past and ended in the future so now the begining of the book makes sense. Another thing I liked was how they started with the love story and triangle of Heathcliff, Catherine, and Edgar then ended with basically the same story with their children. Overall it was a very good book yet very confusing. Emily Bronte wrote this book to show what lengths people will take just to get revenge, but also to show what your willing to do if your in love.
The theme of the book is love. Heathcliff loved Catherine and Catherine's daughter Catherine loved Harreton. Also revenge was another theme. Right after Catherine died the whole book was about Heathcliff getting revenge and manipulating his own child. Heathcliff has been my favorite character throughout the whole book because he is so interesting. At first you feel empathy for him and like him and then you hate him. But still you know he isn't terrible because he is doing all this evil stuff out of love.
"That, however, which you may suppose the most potent to arrest my imagination, is actually the least, for what is not connected with her to me? and what does not recall her? I cannot look down to this floor, but her features are shaped on the flags! In every cloud, in every tree—filling the air at night, and caught by glimpses in every object by day, I am surrounded with her image! The most ordinary faces of men and women—my own features—mock me with a resemblance. The entire world is a dreadful collection of memoranda that she did exist, and that I have lost her!" This is an important quote because it shows that his whole existence was Catherine and now that he has lost her she still is his whole world. Wherever he goes he can still see and feel her presence.
Now that the book is over I really don't have any questions left, most of them were answered in the end. I just wonder what will happen with Catherine and Harreton now that their married? Also, what will Lockwood do now that he doesn't work at Wuthering Heights?
- Tiffany Ryan
I think that this book sounds really good just by your summeries. It totally sounds like a book that I would read. All of the drama and depth to the characters sounds really interesting and cool. I'm glad that you likes the book and now I might read it. It does sound a little confusing with the parents and the kids and how they all fall in love, but I'm sure that it is less confusing when you actually read it. I think I might go find this book the next time I need something to read.
ReplyDeleteThe book does sound interesting from your description. I know you said it was confusing and I admire you sticking with it! With the two Catherines I could see how it would easily get confusing! Looking at the quote, the way that the characters speak also seems to make you have to read carefully to understand the full meaning. Glad you enjoyed the book!
ReplyDelete