Wuthering Heights Pt 3

A lot of the documents and pictures that we've looked at have been interesting to me. Honestly, I think I like them better than I like the novel itself. It's always interesting to be able to look into the back story of a novel even if it's not directly. What I mean is, the documents that I've read and the pictures in the book help give me more of an idea about the setting of the novel and possibly why the novel touched on some of the issues that it did (like a woman's rights in marriage for an example). It's easy to understand from the novel alone that the law was a very big deal in those days, but to see a real life petition from women demanding their own rights really helped put it in perspective for me. These issues weren't just things that certain families had to deal with, it was an almost universal law and all women were effected by it in some way (some more than others of course, but it's still something that all women of the time were able to relate to and I'm sure a good chunk of them had to be frustrated by their lack of say so in the marriage at least from a legal stand point). That document alone was probably what stuck out to me most, because it helped give a better understanding of the novel since the law in general played such a huge role in Wuthering Heights.

Wuthering Heights Pt 2

Well, a lot has changed since the last time I updated about Wuthering Heights. I'm very happy to say that the book has finally gotten somewhat interesting, and it didn't feel like as much of a chore to read like it did in the beginning. Unfortunately I'm still having a little bit of an issue with keeping up with all of the people and names (I'll never understand why they thought it was a good idea to have 25 Catherines and 72 guys who all have H names), but the chart we did in class has been a little helpful. My favorite part since the first update would have to be when one of the Catherines has fallen ill, which of course leads to the airing of some dirty laundry. Heathcliff has a letter for Catherine, which Nelly decided to give to her but unfortunately her timing is awful because that is the exact time that Heathcliff comes into her room. At this point a little drama ensues while Catherine and Heathcliff exchange some words (some harsh words actually). Then a bit of a bombshell is dropped when Catherine says that Heathcliff and Edgar broke her heart. On top of that she confesses that she hates the idea of dying while Heathcliff is still alive, and that she doesn't want to be without him. Some tears are shed and Catherine begs for forgiveness, which Heathcliff gives but probably not the way that she intended it. Needless to say this family of people all have their baggage and secrets to share, which is one of the things that I've found interesting about the novel. It's always fun when reading to see that something or someone you thought was one thing can actually be something else entirely at the same time.

Wuthering Heights

To put it nicely, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte has been a difficult read so far. I love to read as much as the next person, but if a book doesn't catch my attention or keep me interested then it's like pulling teeth. So far, that has been the case with this one. To give a brief overview of Wuthering Heights, it is about a man named Lockwood who lives in this country town in England. While living there he asks Nelly, his housekeeper, to tell him about his new landlord Heathcliff and about Wuthering Heights. Lockwood then writes down the things that Nelly tells him in the diary that he's been keeping. I know, completely riveting. Unfortunately it just hasn't been my cup of tea. I'm not totally sure what it is about it that I'm having trouble connecting to, but one of the main things that comes to mind is that it feels like things are moving along a bit slow. One thing that always keeps me from being interested in something (whether it be a book, movie, or television show) is when it feels like things are being dragged out for no apparent reason. If it's for suspenseful purposes then I'm all for it, but in the case of Wuthering Heights, I'm not expecting much suspense in the chapters ahead.