Wuthering Heights analysis.

Wuthering Heights, which has long been one of the most popular and highly regarded novels in English literature, and personally I cannot see why, I found the book monotonous in parts as the story lacked a certain depth and intensity to it. To the credit of Emily Brontë she has very cleverly and eloquently told the novel out of chronological order, nevertheless, the novel still contains enough clues in order to re-establish an accurate reconstruction of the events. 

Emily Brontë does an exceptional job or portraying characters, especially Heathcliff, right from the first paragraph of the novel, Lockwood's perception of Heathcliff's appearance is important as we learn that Heathcliff is a capital fellow accompanied by some complimentary traits of someone with wealth, such as being cold, rude and very intelligent. Although being a dark-skinned gipsy in aspect, making the main protagonist Heathcliff sound an interesting person from the start. Whereas Edgar acts as the polar opposite to Heathcliff, as he was born and raised a gentlemen, well-mannered, graceful and instilled with civilised virtues. These qualities alone compel Catherine to choose Edgar over Heathcliff. These qualities are rendered worthless when it ensuing rivalry with Heathcliff. Catherine is portrayed as a head strong character and motives are solely driven by social ambition which are initially instilled whilst staying at the Linton's after the horrific dog bite she sustained.

The plot of Wuthering Heights is told through the diary entries of Mr Lockwood  and the recollection of the things he's been told by others, vast majority by Nelly Dean. Heathcliff has lived a tough life, mad even worse when he's victimised and despised by Hindley. Hindley is later sent away to collage. When Mr Earnshaw perishes Hindley inherites Wuthering Heights he resumes his spiting of Heathcliff and treats him as a common labourer, Heathcliff continues his close relationship with Catherine and sneak off to Thrushgrove Grange one night, and Catherine is unfortunately bitten by a dog and is taken in by Mr Linton. During this time Catherine becomes infatuated with Edgar. Hindley's better half dies not long after childbirth, thus making Hindley descend into alcoholism. Catherine engages Edgar which prompts Heathcliff to run away for three years, and returns shortly after Catherine's marriage. When Heathcliff returns he has enigmatically inherited a copious amount of money, and sets about revenge on Hindley. Hindley dies and Heathcliff inherits Wuthering Heights and then marries Isabella Linton. Catherine is then abruptly killed off during childbirth without warning and this really annoyed me. Heathcliff begs for her spirit to stay on earth through any means, even haunting him. Isabella then gives birth to Heathcliff's child and names him Linton. Catherine's daughter grows up to be like her, just with a gentler influence from her father. She has no knowledge of Wuthering Heights, Isabella soon dies and Linton comes and lives with Heathcliff and is treated harshly. From here on in we see Heathcliff takes on a more dark sadistic side of Heathcliff which we can surely account to his troublesome childhood. Catherine's daughter meets Heathcliff on the moors one day and he shows her Wuthering Heights where she meets Linton, the two then begin to start a secret relationship through letters. It becomes apparent that Linton is only romantically pursuing Catherine because he's being forced to by Heathcliff. Making him eligible to claim Thrushgrove grove and complete his revenge on Edgar Linton. As Edgar grows close to death, Heathcliff lures Catherine and Nelly back to Wuthering heights until Catherine agrees to marry Linton. Soon after the wedding there's a chain reaction of death starting with Edgar and followed by the sickly Linton. Now Heathcliff owns both Wuthering Heights and Thrushgrove Grange he forces Catherine to work and live at Wuthering Heights whilst he rents out Thrushgrove Grange to Mr Lockwood. The story ends in the presence, and an appalled Mr Lockwood terminates his tenancy at Thrushgrove Grange and returns to London, he returns in six months to speak to Nelly who has further news to inform him of. Heathcliff deteriorates rapidly and becomes more obsessed with Catherine to the extent everything he sees reminds her of him, shortly after a walk on the moors Heathcliff dies. Shortly after hearing the story Lockwood visits the graves of Catherine and Heathcliff. 

Overall, I am ambivalent towards the story as there are certain aspects which had me spellbound, whereas other parts made me wanting to put the book down and start re-evaluating whether or not being literate was such a good thing.  

Frankenstein Review

I am writing a review of the novel Frankenstein, which was first foretold in 1817 during a camping holiday to the Swiss Alps, and they were telling ghost stories. And first published in 1818, which was a rarity for a female author to publish her work not under a pseudonym of a male. The book itself is a gripping tale spoken in duel narrative in order to give different perspectives of the unfolding of events, but also to further advance the storyline.

A brief synopsis of the plot of Frankenstein is as followed, it opens in reverse where you're presented with the perpetuating climax of the book, and then the main protagonist Victor Frankenstein relaying the series of events which have unfolded to where he's now. Victor as a boy was facinatied with alchemy and philosophy, and this moulded his future as he went to university in Ingolstadt and eventually created the abomination Frankenstein.

English literature is my life <333