Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Wuthering Heights: Post 2



Title: Wuthering Heights
Author: Emilie Bronte
Pages: 260
Interview: 
Why did you chose this novel? Explain the first few pages. Explain feelings.
My mum and I have been searching for an interesting novel for both of us for a long time. We wanted to read Jane Eyre but then my mum thought this one would be a bit easier so we chose this one. The first few pages were really a bit hard to understand but once we re read it a couple of times it was a lot better. 

It focuses on two neighboring families, the Earnshaws of Wuthering Heights and the Lintons of Thrushcross Grange. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff are the main characters of the story - both are very similar in nature: selfish, headstrong, stubborn, and vindictive. They are also in love, but Catherine feels that Heathcliff is below her and instead marries into the Linton family. Heathcliff sets out for revenge, basically, but driving Catherine mad until she dies from exhaustion. Though Heathcliff seems to deeply regret and take full blame for Catherine's death, you are under the impression that Heathcliff feels that if he cannot have Catherine, no one else can either. 

The story then follows Catherine's child, also named Catherine. Heathcliff, who is still not satisfied enough still extremely bitter, is determined to ruin not only Catherine, but her daughter as well. Eventually Catherine's father falls ill and dies, leaving Catherine an orphan. She marries Heathcliff's son (named Linton - all the cross naming is quite confusing, but when you're reading the book it isn't so bad), and Catherine becomes more like a servant at Wuthering Heights. In the end, Linton dies, Catherine falls in love with her cousin, Heathcliff goes insane and perishes, and everyone lives happily ever after... more or less.

4 comments:

  1. Nice blog post and your book seems interesting. You really should not use bright font because it blinded me! Nice job though!

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  2. I like the way you made your blog post in different colors, but maybe as Tyler said keep it in darker colors :)
    The book looks like it is pretty good. I like how you wrote "they all live happily ever after... more or less."

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  3. Wow this book sounds interesting, but I would recommend you the book Jane Eyre, it's really good!

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  4. This book sounds very interesting. I like your description of the book. I like the words you used to describe the characters, for example when you said vindictive.

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