Wuthering Heights

First thing to say about Wuthering Heights is that it is a good book. Romantic novels resemble a lot to each other; two characters meet, and no matter what happens, they somehow end up together.  Yet Emily Bronte succeeds to break away from the trends of this genre by applying complex and mysterious touch to it. Rather, the book is not about Heathcliff and Catherine’s unrequited love. She portrays how their love injures ones around them. Edgar Linton is probably the best example, for he loves his wife faithfully until the very end, however, his love is never returned.

Although there are many unforgettable scenes in the novel, the passionate argument that Heathcliff and Catherine has in chapter fifteen is by far the most memorable. It almost feels as if I could see them crying, hand in hand. The main reason to why this section is very shocking is because Heathcliff, who appears to be unemotional and atrocious character, shows his true feelings. How broken he is inside from losing Catherine to Edgar, and his insane love towards her is shown through that one chapter. It definitely moves its readers by showing how strong their devotion for each other is, and portrays how love is boundless.

In some way, Wuthering Heights is very similar to Sense and Sensibility. Characters in both characters are naïve; they are weak and as a reader, I said “no way” to myself more than twenty times as watched how the figures reacted to each conflicts. Heathcliff was definitely one of the characters inside the novel who forced me to think this way, for he cannot get over Catherine, no matter what. Even worse, he does not stay quiet about it; he tries to get revenge on them. However, I cannot lie that he is also the character whom I can relate to the most. As Ms. Howard says, “he is one of the best antihero of all times”.

Overall, Wuthering Heights was a great novel, and was definitely worth reading. Emily Bronte contributed to the society by introducing a masterpiece to the world of literature.