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.
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