I had to read a novel for the Independent Study class I am taking and I decided on Wuthering Heights. I had tried reading it while in high school and just could not get into it.
This novel is supposed to be very romantic. But honestly, I didn't think it was romantic at all. Heathcliff wastes his life trying to punish the family of the girl he loved because they wouldn't let him be with her. I just didn't get it. So I read the novel twice and watched the movie in hopes that it would become clearer. It didn't. I don't understand Heathcliff's motivations at all. He is character that doesn't make sense to me at all.
Maybe I just have a warped sense of romance.
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Amen to that! My mom loves that movie and thinks it's so romantic. I read the novel in high school and have seen the movie many times. It's still incredibly sick & twisted! I think it's cheating on your spouse if you love someone else...and ruining other lives...it's just sick. I'm so glad someone else agrees.
No one really thinks Wuthering Heights is romantic unless they are a 15 year-old drama queen. Jane Eyre is far more romantic in my mind. And has a much lower body count. The genius of Wuthering Heights is that you know the end right at the beginning, but it is still suspenseful when you are reading it.
No, you aren't warped. I just watched the movie two months ago. I had read it in high school and remembered it totally different than what the movie was. Anway, Chris watched it with me and thought it was a waste of his time. I have to agree with him. It was not romantic by any means. Give me Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet any day.
I'm glad I'm not alone in my opinion.
Scully, I would have to agree with you. You know the end of the story at the beginning, and still it was a captivating read.
I think there is a popular misconception regarding this book... It's supposed to be Romantic with a capital R, a work of Romanticism. (Heathcliff could be regarded as an example of the Byronic hero). Today the word "romantic" is usually used to mean fluffy pink hearts, which Wuthering Heights certainly is not.
I agree that Heathcliff is not really a psychologically believable character, but I still think he is one of the most fascinating ones ever created.
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