IT MIGHT BE SCARY AT FIRST BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING.
I
am one of those people who like to live in comfort, especially in my world of
literature. I have certain books that I like to read and a certain style I
enjoy that some authors use. But when your enrolled into an AP English class or
any course that requires reading, you will be forced to move out of your
comfort zone and into the dangers of the unknown. Upon reading this book I had
multiple conflicting feelings. My teacher, luckily, did not spring this
dangerous book into our hands. She led us up to the caution tape and later
released us to see what was beyond the yellow tape. What I mean by this is I
was informed by the way the author Emily Brontё writes and received some
background information on the text Wuthering
Heights. But even with this prior knowledge I was not prepared for what was
to come. Even though someone call tell you about something before you do it,
you will never fully understand until you experience it on your own. That is exactly
what happened to me. At first I found myself very confused with a very strong
dislike towards the text. The switching of narrators, to the all the names
being related, and the setting taking place manly in the two homes and the moors
aroused great aggravation and impatience. However, when I got my hands on the
audio of the story, by the end I actually like the book. What set me back was
being confused and not going on, but because I could hear the different
characters of the book it became easier for me to follow. In fact the book
itself is very interesting in many ways. What I found the most intriguing was
the love triangle between the second generation Catherine, Edgar, and
Heathcliff in correspondence to the third generation love affairs between Cathy,
Linton, and Hareton. The relationship between these two “love triangles” is
what I found the most intriguing. Catherine was a beautiful young lady who grew
up with Heathcliff. As children they spent a lot of time with each other and
eventually found love. But when Edgar came around she eventually ended up
marrying him, because of his looks and his wealth as well. But this did not end
things for Catherine and Heathcliff they later found love when they were dead.
Cathy and Linton began falling for each other but Heathcliff and Edgar got into
the way of them being with each other. Eventually Heathcliff won by taking over
their relationship and forcing them to get married or would not let Cathy
return back to her home. From this what I gained was if love is not meant to be
then it will not work. Because at the end the readers saw what type of person
Linton was when he gave everything to Heathcliff in his will when he died. Even
though death is not a good thing, Linton’s death gave Hareton and Cathy a
chance to realize that they were the ones who were meant to be with one
another. When Cathy put her ego aside and stopped making fun of Hareton she
ended up being very happy in the end. It was interesting to see the effect of
death on the characters. Catherine dies and she haunts Heathcliff so that he
will not be alone. Edgar died and Hareton got Heathcliff Thrushcross Grange
through his will. Linton died Hareton and Cathy find their way to one another.
Heathcliff dies and is finally reunited with the love of his life. Normally
death has a very negative connotation, but in this book it is one of the
driving forces that bring two people together binding them through true love.
