Playlist For Wuthering Heights

This was really hard to do because Wuthering Heights is such a complicated book. These songs might not be perfect but I thought they fit.

Wuthering Heights by Hayley Westerna. Ok, I know this one doesn't really count but I had to include it here. The whole song is about Cathy and Heathcliff. It is a song about when Cathy's ghost appears at the window and begs to be let in the house. In the song she is asking for Heathcliff to let her in even though in the book she asks Mr. Lockewood. You kind of have to let the song grow on you but you should listen to it any way.

Stranger by Hilary Duff. This song kind of describes the way Isabella feels about Heathcliff. After Isabella and Heathcliff elope, she discovers that he is horrible and cruel. She is convinced that he is either a devil or crazy and escapes from Wuthering Heights and never goes back.

Not One of Us from The Lion King 2. This song describes Heathcliff when he first came to Wuthering Heights. Mr. Earnshaw found him in the streets of Liverpool. He brought Heathcliff home to live with him and no one accepts him at first. Everyone except Mr. Earnshaw called him a "gypsy boy" and thought he was beneith everyone else.

Material Girl by Madonna. This song can be used to describe when Catherine tells Nelly how she is marrying Edgar for status and his money. She doesn't marry Heathcliff because she said it would degrade her. She was very selfish and shallow when she did this so the song fits this scene in the book perfectly.

Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. This song can be used for the time after Catherine's death. After she died the whole house is enveloped in a cloud of saddness. Edgar is very depressed and mourns her for years afterward. Heathcliff ,however, is in total agony and he actually cries over her death.

Quote Response

“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” - C. S. Lewis

I think that C. S. Lewis means that literature makes our lives better. He is trying to say that literature is a part of our lives not just something that describes it. Books inspire us and let us experience things we might otherwise not get to experience. When he says "it irrigates the deserts our lives have already become" he means that even though our lives may already be boring and empty, books can fill that space and bring excitement to our lives.

This quote relates to my book because Wuthering Heights makes me look at things much differently than I would have before. This book sort of gives me a different point of view. It is also very different from the books I would normally read and that makes it new and exciting for me. It's really confusing but very very interesting and I can't seem to leave the book alone.

Characters

Since I am over halfway through my book decided that now would be a good time to write about the characters. I don't particularly like anyone in my book because most of them are just insane.


Mr.Lockwood is the first narrator in the story. He speaks very formal so its hard to understand and I had to write down a few words for every page. He takes up the first five chapters and a good portion of it is just his vocabulary.

Catherine is one of the main characters. I really liked her at first but then she spent five weeks at the Linton's house and turned into a polite, elegant lady. She kind of stabbed Mr. Heathcliff in the back by changing and then later saying it would degrade her to marry him and even though he is cruel you kind of feel bad for him. She ended up marrying Edgar Linton for money and her reputation. She is very whiny, cruel, and selfish but I think that she actually does love Heathcliff, but I still don't really like her at all any more.

Mr. Heathcliff is also one of the main characters. Mr. Earnshaw found Heathcliff durning his trip to Liverpool and brought him back home with him. While she lived at the Wuthering Heights, Hindley abused him and I think that's what made him so mean and vengeful. Some people expect Heathcliff to have a good side or to actually be really nice and loving deep down, but I don't think so at all. I think he is cold and cruel to the core except for his soft spot for Catherine. When Catherine said it would degrade her to marry him, he disappeared for three years and acquired a lot of money but no one know how. He still loved her even after all of that, which is really out of character for him considering he would usually try to get revenge. I am convinced that Heathcliff and Catherine's love is the only good quality they have.

Ellen Dean is the narrator for most of the book. Most of the characters in the story call her Nelly. She is the only person in the book who is not completely crazy or selfish and she is my favorite character so far. She is a servant for Catherine and the Linton's'. I really don't know what else to say about her because she doesn't talk about herself much and when she does it's usually just her opinion on something.

Hindley Earnshaw is Catherine's sister. He is really cruel to Heathcliff and often tries to manipulate people. He has a drinking problem that started when his wife Frances died. I think that after she died, he started drinking so that he wouldn't have to deal with the pain of losing her.

Cathy is the baby that Catherine had just before she died. Edgar never calls her by her real name, Catherine. He always calls her Cathy. I'm really confused about her right now because in the beginning you see her as an adult and she is kind of mean and crazy, but in the middle of the book , where you see her as a girl, she is very sweet. Something had to have happened to her to make her that way but I don't know what yet.

Linton is Isabella and Heathcliff's son. He lived with Isabella until she died when he was twelve. Then he went to live with Mr. Heathcliff. He is very weak and almost never goes outside.

Hareton is Hindley and Frances's son. He lives with Mr. Heathcliff because both of his parent's died. He doesn't know how to read at all. I think that Mr. Heathcliff is treating him bad because he is trying to get revenge on Hindley. Hindley treated Heathcliff the same way Heathcliff treats Hareton.

What about this book will challenge you and how will you deal with these challenges?

Well I just started the book and I think that the language is a little difficult to understand so that will be a challenge for me. I can deal with that by just reading slower than I normally would and try to pay attention to the story. Other than the language I really like the story so far. There are some strange characters but I love strange because it makes it more interesting. I think i'm going to really enjoy reading this.

My Book!

I chose to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I chose it because I read the back and it looked really good so I got it. I had to put Grimm's Fairytales back because it was falling apart and page peices where falling out of it.