Monday, February 9, 2009

Class, Characters, and Crashes

...sorry I was not here Friday :-( I am still battling a bit of the flu, but I am here today!

"What does _______ do to help people better understand scene_______ in book?"
-->This is the prompt!


Wuthering Heights
...another day, another experience...

These characters aren't nice! Do they get what they deserve?

-Think about the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Are they soul mates? Their love is so destructive. They are not "the best versions" of themselves when they're together. Their worst qualities come out when they're together.
-Perhaps Edgar is misinterpreting what the relationship is between Heathcliff and Catherine. Their relationship IS confusing.
-Page 101 in our books: look at the relationship between Nelly, a servant, and Catherine and the others. Nelly does EVERYTHING. One would have to have a somewhat intimate relationship with their servants because the servants are with them all the time. Class is what makes this distinguished relationship between the servers and the served. People become used to being waited on, and they get irritated when things go wrong.
-->Nelly does NOT adore Catherine, and she is quick to point out her faults. Catherine can be very narcissistic.
-Heathcliff is extremely perverse with his relationship with Isabella. He does not love her, but he wants to punish her like a voodoo doll for Edgar. His true anger is with Edgar, her brother.
-Heathcliff's emotions. "You married some guy instead of me!" Heathcliff is pissed! He wanted and should be Catherine's wife. The only reason she married Edgar is because of class! Catherine loved Heathcliff much more than she loved Edgar, but it all came down to class in the end.
-->Heathcliff: "You needn't be jealous of me. I'm not your husband." Catherine: "I'm jealous for you." This is all in realtion to Heathcliff's relationship with Isabella.
-Heathcliff wants revenge! Not for Catherine; he loves her and would never want to hurt her. He wants to marry Isabella to seek revenge on Edgar. Also taking power over the entire Linton family. They were a wealthy family, and he wants to soil thier good name. He is doing whatever he can to tear down thier name and heritage.
-->Remember that it is HINDLEY who ruined Heathcliff's potential because he made him a servant, whereas Mr. Earnshaw wanted Heathcliff to be raised as a child just like Catherine and Hindley. Heathcliff could have been wealthy too!
-The only reason Heathcliff is staying at Wuthering Heights is because Hindley invited him. Clearly, Heathcliff had money. Heathcliff is entitled to Wuthering Heights legally
-Hindley's child is a mess!
-Heathcliff has been tortured all his life. He cannot take joy in anything. He has never experienced joy and has been humiliated all of his life.
-->Remember that Isabella and Edgar have made fun of him and called him a servant for all of his younger life, and this has stuck with him.
-->Heathcliff HATES Isabella. He is REPULSED by her. He wants to degrade the Lintons. He wants to bring them down to lower than his level.

-Catherine dies. She is going insane a bit because she is not allowed to be with Heathcliff.

What is a soul mate?
Someone who can talk with one another and always provide honest answers, and whatnot. But what are Catherine and Heathcliff.

Are Catherine and Heathcliff soul mates?




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