Dec 14, 2012 05:15 PM
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The impression one gets on reading "Wuthering Heights" is- that Emily Bronte must have been a very pensive person. Her book is a sad one, coming under the drama/romance category and starring the aggressive Heathcliffe and the confused Cathy.
The story is narrated in the third person, by a person staying in Heathcliffe's house. Cathy and Heathcliffe's dialogues have been well written but Cathy's emotional turmoil could have been better portrayed. Bronte has introduced too many characters and since she jumps backwards and forwards between the past and the present, the "Wuthering Heights" is a very confusing book. James Herriot described the moors of Yorkshire as lush green with beautiful blue skies and Bronte contradicts him by describing the moors as grey skies, cold winds and all in all- a very depressing backdrop for a very depressing book.
"If all else perished, and HE remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger: I should not seem a part of it."
This is just one of the marvelous dialogues found in the book. Cathy and Heathcliffe's love story has been skillfully written and Cathy's death is sure to leave not a single dry eye among the readers.
To sum it up, if you're looking for a book to read when you need to appear sad and ruminative, for a funeral or something, or if you're a romance novel fanatic- "Wuthering Heights" is the book for you.
