WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Stefanie writes:

            The second half of the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Nelly the housekeeper continues to tell Mr. Lockwood about the story behind Wuthering Heights. She tells him how during the thirteen years that followed Catherine’s death, she had been taking care of her daughter also named Catherine. Catherine grows up at Thrushcross Grange not knowing anything about Wuthering Heights however, she comes across the property one day meets Linton (Heathcliff and Isabella’s son). They begin a secret romance entirely based on letters they send to each other. When Nelly finds Catherine’s collection of letters one day and destroys all of them, she begins to sneak out so she can see Linton. Soon however, it becomes obvious that Linton is showing interesting her only because Heathcliff is forcing him to. Heathcliff hopes that by having Linton marry Catherine, he can become owner of Thrushcross Grange and therefore getting his revenge on Edgar.

One day, as Edgar Linton gets very ill and near death, Heathcliff lures Nelly and Catherine back to Wuthering Heights, and holds them as prisoners until Catherine marries Linton. Catherine agrees and soon after the marriage, Edgar dies, and his death is quickly followed by the death of Linton. This causes Heathcliff to become owner of both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. He forces Catherine to live at Wuthering Heights and act as a servant, while he rents Thrushcross Grange to Lockwood

Nelly’s story ends as she reaches the present. To find out what Nelly’s story causes Lockwood to do, to learn about the insanity Heathcliff goes through and to see Catherine’s happily ever after… you will have to read the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.

I personally think the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is a very tragic yet interesting love story. I would rate it an 8 out of 10 for the unusual old-style language which is at times hard to understand and also because the stories are complicated and strange. I personally did enjoy reading this book and I would recommend it to someone who enjoys reading love stories but also isn’t a big fan of “happily ever afters” because that isn’t the case with most of the characters.