Sunday, February 24, 2008

wuthering heights

These next coupple of chapters brought many different feelings while reading them.
Before Nelly continues telling her story to Lockwood, she reveals that she doesn't know where Heathcliff went or what he did during the 3 years he was away, but that is how he mad his fortune. Right away this made me mad that the author is hiding this.
However, my mood changed when Nelly starts telling the story again. Six months after Cathrine and Edgars wedding, Heathcliff suprises everyone at Thrushhold Grange but showing up there this new polished, clean-cut gentleman. Cathrine is so excited to see him and her feelings for him were not easily hidden. This made Edgar jelous. I don't blame him, but It makes me happy that Heathcliff is back. I want him and Cathrine to be together. That looks like it can happen becuase Heathcliff announces that Hindley has invited him to stay at Wuthering Heights. Cathrine and her sister in law Isabella visit Wuthering Heights quite often; enjoying their time with Heathcliff. Isabella especially enjoys her time. She begins to fancy Heathcliff. This is not a good sign because out of spite to Edgar and Cathrine, Heathcliff does not discourage isabella's crush.
The next chapter is filled with drama and while its very entertainging, it does bode well for the Heathcliff- Catherine love life. Catherine demands that Heathcliff tell her his true feelings baout Isabella after Nelly tells her the two kissed in the kitchen. Heathcliff becomes agerd by the fact that Cathrine asked that and tells her she betrayed him by marrying Edgar and he intends to get revenge. Nelly informs Edgar of this agrument and he storms into the room. he and Heathcliff start to bicker and Edgar punches Heathcliff in the neck, both men leave. Afterwards, Edgar demands Cathrine choose between Heathcliff and himself. Cathrine becomes inraged and locks herself in a room for two days.
When Cathrine finally allows people to see her, she is hysterical and talking obsessivly abour death. She feels she is dying. She talks about her childhood with Heathcliff and can't understand whty Edgar won't speak to her. Cathrine says that although, she will die, her spirit will never truly rest untill she is with Heathcliff. Nelly calls in a doctor who says he is somewhat optimistic Cathrine will survive. Later that night Isabella and Heathcliff elope. Edagr disowns her as his sister. Reading this depressed me. Cathrine is not supposed to die and Heathcliff is supposed to marry her not Isabella!
This chapter was a suprise for me. After two months of nursing Cathrine back to health, Edgar, Nelly and Cathrine discover Cathrine is pregnent. After that shock, Nelly receives a letter from Isabella saying how much she hate being with Heathcliff. He told her that since he can't take his anger out on Edgar for marrying Cathrine, he will take it out on Isabella. The letter also talks about how Hindley wants to kill Heathcliff and showed Isabella the weapon he plans to do it with. He wants Heathcliff's fortune.
Nelly goes to Wuthering Hieghts to visit Isabella and when she arrives, Heathcliff presses her for info. on Cathrine. He gives her a letter and demands it be brought to Cathrine.
These Chapters were by far my favorite so far. The book has deffinatly become more exciting. I find myself getting emotional with the love story of Heathcliff and Cathrine.

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