As I progressed through the novel Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte this week, many more layers began unfolding. Depth that I wasn't yet aware of and twists that changed how I thought of characters were occurring as I kept reading. What I found the most surprising was how shallow Catherine really had become. I knew she had changed and was far from the free-spirited, rebellious child that ran through muddy fields alongside Heathcliff, but she struck a new low with me when she slapped Nelly for the very foolish reason of wanting her to leave the living room so Catherine could have privacy with Linton. Thank goodness he noticed and did not think very highly of it, yet, as Nelly put it: "there will be no saving him-he's doomed, and flies to his fate!"(74). Although Catherine is a foolish, shallow young woman, he was in love with her and she had utter control over him.
Just as I concluded to myself; however, that Cathering was going to forever be her new and obnoxiously petulant self, she did something that made me take another look. She asked Nelly if it was the right decision to marry Linton. She clearly wants to, and her new self that enjoys materialistic things would be forever satisfied. Despite this, you can tell she is struggling with her decision. Just by asking, I can tell she knows she is not making the decision for the right reasons. Ending the conversation by confessing her love for Heathcliff to Nelly, I saw a light in Catherine that I thought was extinguished long ago. Now I see hope for her, and I think she knows something needs to change too.
My group did well this week. We got past the hump of a never-ending stream of introducing characters and relationships. It's much easier to read now and we can get to the issues that are behind the characters instead of trying to find out whats going on. We all participate and theres always questioning going on, especially around who Cathering really loves. We continue to delve deeper into the story and its only getting better!
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