呼啸山庄的英文读后感
我要投稿投诉建议呼啸山庄的英文读后感
在这片充满强烈的反压迫,争幸福的斗争精神的小说中,我觉得我始终在一种透露着离奇,紧张的浪漫气氛之中,读它让我无比上瘾,也让我明白了爱情的伟大力量。
这篇小说写的是男主被山中主人收养后因为受辱和恋爱不遂,外出致富,回来后对其女友凯瑟琳结婚的地主林顿及其子女进行报复的故事。其实我最喜欢的一段情节是男主与女主之间的爱情故事及最后的结局,虽然悲惨,但十分真实。
凯瑟琳和吉卜赛弃儿希斯克利夫相爱后,因为一些客观因素,最后凯瑟琳嫁给了表弟,导致凯瑟琳十分憎恨。希斯克利夫连带着恨它周围的所有人,就连唯一对她丝毫的表哥哈里顿,她也要恶言相向,使整个山东都弥漫着死气沉沉,充满仇恨,怨怼的氛围,她临死前也不忘爱情,要求葬在旷野内,因为荒原是自由的乐土,是爱情和欢乐的象征。希斯克利夫为了凯瑟琳,为了找到自己的归宿,拒绝进食,选择了死亡,选择了追随凯瑟琳,他认为只有死亡能让他们回到大自然,回到原野荒野中,在荒原的怀抱中得以再次拥抱,生前的遗憾,在死亡后得到慰籍。
他们悲惨凄美的爱情令我动容不已,不禁让我联想到中国史上的梁祝,他们的爱情故事,最后他们都化为美丽的蝴蝶,相依相随。爱情的力量可以超越一切,甚至是最后珍贵的生命,这些在爱情面前或许根本不值一提。
读了《呼啸山庄》,不仅让我看到了凄美的爱情故事,还让我明白了许多道理,环境对人的影响是很大的,我们应该保持一种积极乐观的心态,只有我们拥有一颗强大的内心,我们才不会被环境轻易改变,并且在对待生活中的一些事情时,我们应该学会宽恕,因为惩罚是上帝的事,我们应该努力活成自己所期待的样子,不因环境的变化而变化,我们应保持对生活的热爱之情。
认真品味一部名著后,你有什么总结呢?现在就让我们写一篇走心的读后感吧。可是读后感怎么写才合适呢?下面是小编为大家整理的高二读后感:《呼啸山庄》的读后感想,供大家参考借鉴,希望可以帮助到有需要的朋友。
当爱与恨交织,结局如何?当纯真的爱情面临金钱,名利的的诱惑,为何转眼变成了赤裸裸的背叛与恶狠狠的报复?
他希斯克利夫,不过是山庄主人带回来的身份不明的孩子,可她凯瑟琳·恩萧却是山庄主人宠爱的小女儿。他们亲密无间,他们青梅竹马。本该是一段佳话,但命运总是在最幸福的时候,拿起锤子敲下去,剩下的只有满地的悲凉与心寒。他,失去宠爱后,她,嫁给了别人,他心中那么爱意被满满的仇恨蒙蔽了,禁不住想问:这是为什么?为什么幸福来的快,去的也那么快?他毫不犹豫的选择了暂时的离开,选择了报复,选择了地狱。三年过去了,他,带着满腔仇恨,带着满身财富回来了,他,狠狠地报复了,但心中却没有一丝报复了后的爽快,只有满心的难过和惆怅。当爱与恨交织在一起,结局谁人知晓?
看完整本书,心中有着一种说不出的压抑感,不禁想问,有什么东西能毁灭一段最美的爱情?金钱?利益?这些不过是表面的推辞,最大的凶手就是那颗被当时封建社会毒害的虚荣心。虚荣心是可怕的隐形敌人,它无处不在,它悄悄地藏在每个人的心中。人们潜意识认为,它一点也不可怕,就忽视了它的'存在,但事实很坚定地告诉我们,它,不容忽视。
同许多名 着一样,这篇故事同样发生在19世纪,我发现,那个世纪的人们,或多或少地有着很腐朽的封建思想和等级观念,那个时期的婚姻,大多为政治的婚姻?换句话说就是,有情人有多少能终成眷属呢?那时,有谁能很肯定地说,自己可以为了爱情抛弃名和利?
事实说,在封建的社会,在名与利面前,爱情不过是过眼云烟,不过是可以肆意挥霍的一样物品罢了,在这个年代,爱与恨的交织,是多么悲哀的一件事,结局或许本来就早已注定,悲剧收尾。
这是我很早以前读的一本书了。但是到了现在,我依然印象深刻。印象深刻不是因为这本书的故事情节多么引人入胜,而是因为全书都透露着一种令人窒息的仇恨。
这本书讲述了一个爱与恨的故事。故事的主人公是一个叫做希斯克利夫的弃儿,他被恩萧先生收养,在恩萧先生死后,受到恩萧先生儿子亨得利德长期虐待和压迫,因此性格扭曲。可是恩萧的女儿凯瑟琳跟希斯克利夫青梅竹马,他们相恋了。但是最终凯瑟琳嫁给了富有贵族林顿,希斯克利夫愤而离家出走,三年后他回来了,展开了他的复仇计划,他用卑鄙的手段毁灭了两个家族,用上一代的恩怨惩罚下一代。在《呼啸山庄》中,我们看不到阳光,看不到浪漫,只看到了仇恨和人性的阴暗。但是到了故事的结尾,这一切仇恨都随着希斯克利夫的死而划上了句号,我们看到了人性的回归,看到了爱的美好。
关于这样一部作品,可以领悟的是在太多太多。虽然整个故事里大多都是在冷酷无情之中进行着的,可我们仍然可以从这样的生活中看到人类不灭的希望与爱缠绕在人们的四周,让人们无论在什么样的情况下都不可也不能忘记那份爱的真切与重要。
希斯克利夫的结局是很凄凉与悲哀的,但同时也是一种解脱,对他是一种没有痛苦的结局,他可以无忧地与自己所爱的人长久地呆在一起了,没有任何人的打扰与烦恼,是一种人们都向往的生活,虽然他没有看到自己胜利的结局,可是如果他真的看到了自己所希望的那样的结局的话那么他的内心会舒服吗?会得到欣慰吗?我想这是不可能的,只有这样的结局对他才是公平的,才是完美的。
看完了呼啸山庄,感触并不太多。只是清晰的感到一种悲哀。为了那里面的所有人而感到悲哀。尤其是小凯瑟琳。她无力反抗,在那样的环境下,被逼下嫁给小林顿。我可以感觉到她最绝望最无助的就是 小林顿病入膏肓之时,她无力让她公公希思克利夫去叫医生。是的,她是爱她的,尽管他并不爱他,他根本就不知道什么是爱。亲眼看着自己爱的人那样子死去,连救治的努力都没有。她没有能力,只是附属品。没钱,没地,没力气反抗。她的意志完全被压制,有的只是服从。她改变不了屋子的主人,希思克利夫。我看到那种软弱与无助之后,才明白在那个时代那种环境下真的就 没有女子的立足之地。我想到了旧时代的中国,那些女子受到的压迫怕是更甚吧。婚姻不自由,还得缠足,还有多女侍一夫,封建的家长制,就如里头的希思克利夫,以他们绝对的权威去压制所有人……
庆幸,自己生活在了一个全新的社会,过去的那种黑暗历史一去不复返了。我们终于赢得了自由,终于有了自己独立的生活。我又想到了《平淡生活》里面优优的大姐,我可以理解她的无奈,没有钱,还病重。只有依靠那个为了钱不择手段的丈夫。她就是一个附属品,活着只是为了艰难的活着。可是我最痛恨的就是这种软弱并且依赖别人的女子,而她呢。居然可以绝情到对自己丈夫陷害自己的妹妹视而不见。她可怜并且无能,没有人能够救她,因为她自认为没有了丈夫她就不能生存了。所以,以后的我绝对不会当这种女人,要自己独立的生活,尤其是经济上要独立。不要靠别人,就算别人再好,也并非永远靠得住。所以,自己要对自己好,要好好的关心自己,而不是等待别人的怜悯。
在这片充满强烈的反压迫,争幸福的斗争精神的小说中,我觉得我始终在一种透露着离奇,紧张的浪漫气氛之中,读它让我无比上瘾,也让我明白了爱情的伟大力量。
这篇小说写的是男主被山中主人收养后因为受辱和恋爱不遂,外出致富,回来后对其女友凯瑟琳结婚的地主林顿及其子女进行报复的故事。其实我最喜欢的一段情节是男主与女主之间的爱情故事及最后的结局,虽然悲惨,但十分真实。
凯瑟琳和吉卜赛弃儿希斯克利夫相爱后,因为一些客观因素,最后凯瑟琳嫁给了表弟,导致凯瑟琳十分憎恨。希斯克利夫连带着恨它周围的所有人,就连唯一对她丝毫的表哥哈里顿,她也要恶言相向,使整个山东都弥漫着死气沉沉,充满仇恨,怨怼的氛围,她临死前也不忘爱情,要求葬在旷野内,因为荒原是自由的乐土,是爱情和欢乐的象征。希斯克利夫为了凯瑟琳,为了找到自己的归宿,拒绝进食,选择了死亡,选择了追随凯瑟琳,他认为只有死亡能让他们回到大自然,回到原野荒野中,在荒原的怀抱中得以再次拥抱,生前的遗憾,在死亡后得到慰籍。
他们悲惨凄美的爱情令我动容不已,不禁让我联想到中国史上的梁祝,他们的爱情故事,最后他们都化为美丽的蝴蝶,相依相随。爱情的力量可以超越一切,甚至是最后珍贵的生命,这些在爱情面前或许根本不值一提。
读了《呼啸山庄》,不仅让我看到了凄美的爱情故事,还让我明白了许多道理,环境对人的影响是很大的,我们应该保持一种积极乐观的心态,只有我们拥有一颗强大的内心,我们才不会被环境轻易改变,并且在对待生活中的一些事情时,我们应该学会宽恕,因为惩罚是上帝的事,我们应该努力活成自己所期待的样子,不因环境的变化而变化,我们应保持对生活的热爱之情。
《呼啸山庄》是一部伟大的作品,他的作者是英国作家艾米莉.勃朗特。据说这部作品在面世之初受到了很多的批评,甚至有人建议作者去自杀,甚至作者的姐姐也对她的作品很不满意。
但是是金子总会发光的,后来这部作品非常受到推崇,甚至超过了他的姐姐的《简爱》。我对这部作品也非常感兴趣,于是趁着休息阅读了这本书。
这本书的主人公是希斯克利夫,他因为受辱后外出,后来在外面赚了很多钱,回来后他发现自己的女友已经和地主林顿结婚,于是他非常气愤展开了报复。希斯克利夫的女友凯瑟琳嫁给林顿后,发现他是个伪君子,心里非常悔恨,又觉得对不起希斯克利夫。在双重打击下凯瑟琳病死了,留下了一个早产的女婴取名叫做凯蒂。而这个时候林顿的妹妹爱上了希斯克利夫,并为他剩下了一个儿子取名叫做林顿希斯克利夫。后来知道希斯克利夫并没有爱他于是她逃跑了。
12年之后,林顿的妹妹伊莎贝拉病死,希斯克利夫接回儿子,但是却非常讨厌他。希斯克利夫趁林顿病危之际,将凯蒂接过来,并强迫他和儿子结婚,几天后林顿就死了,小希斯克利夫也在不久之后死去。这时哈里顿爱上了凯蒂,希斯克利夫非常生气,但是最后他原谅了他。
读完这本书我感受到希斯克利夫的复杂的心情,他的爱人离开了他,让他产生了报复的心态。而凯瑟琳对希斯克利夫的愧疚让她忧郁而死。在这个作品里每个人都有自己的特点。希斯克利夫希望报复林顿和凯瑟琳的哥哥来解脱。然而最后他选择放下仇恨。我非常喜欢看这本书,希望可以将它推荐给更多人看。
他们俩在一起,就连撒旦和他的全部人马,也敢于面对。
小说结尾的这一句话深深戳中了我,一路艰难困苦也终于苦尽甘来,一切都归于平静,生活安定幸福,故事的结尾总算是圆满了。
说句实话,前期的压抑扭曲让我心里很难受,几乎看了一半都要放弃了,压抑错乱,绝望迷惘的路似乎看不到尽头,可是最后还是重新阅读,到重新阅读时文章已经开始趋于平和,绝望的日子里好像即将迎来曙光,看到最后心里再没有那种绝望和扭曲,心里也平和许多,要怎么说呢,一切苦恼都会过去的,不是吗?
希斯克利夫,林墩,凯瑟琳,还有小说中所有的人物全都鲜活纸上,虽说艺术化太重,写的有些让人不相信这么一些错乱扭曲的人生活在一起,可是这些人总是存在于各个地方的吧。只不过艾米莉勃朗特把他们聚集到了呼啸山庄,真是让人身心都彻底呼啸了一把,吵闹声恍惚透过几百年的时间从手机扬声器里钻出来一样,久而久之读者和文中人都平和下来,才知道自己经历了一场精神上的洗礼。
爱情,嫉妒心,偏见,执念,仇恨。这些情感纠缠在一起怎么能让人不呼啸?
故事起于嫉妒,偏见和执念把仇恨无限放大,整整一代人的离去才得以用爱情重新温暖人心重塑新生,世事流转,唯有爱一如既往温暖人心抚慰伤痛。
牡丹亭里说,情不知所起,一往而深,生者可以死,死者可以生,生而不能与死,死而不能复生者,皆非情之至也。用这句话来总结他们生死纠缠至死不渝的爱恨情仇正好。
经典就是经典,名著就是名著,必须承认,这是一本好书,艾米莉一生心血的凝聚吧。不过这种书初中时代就让学生看真的合适吗?也会看不下去吧?
故事的结局只能是爱情解救众生,爱情是治愈一切伤痛的良药,万万不能因爱生恨成为下一个希斯克利夫,所以,某人你能对我好些吗?
我念君时如初见,君可思我若当年?
《呼啸山庄》是一部爱情悲剧,这是我在看完这本书以后的感想。这个故事围绕着一个主人公来写的,那就是希斯克利夫。这个年轻人的一生是悲惨的命运,家庭贫寒,到了一个人家以后与这户人家的女儿相爱了。
可是这户人家的女儿凯瑟琳又是一个愚蠢、天真、无知的女人,他一边喜欢希斯克利夫,一边又希望过上富裕享乐的生活。于是希斯克利夫被无情得抛弃了,当希斯克利夫得知以后,最终选择黯然离开。不得不说,希斯克利夫对于凯瑟琳已经心怀怨恨了,于是开始了他的报复计划。许多年后,希斯克利夫再返回山庄,开始了他的复仇计划最终,希斯克利夫完成了他的复仇计划,自己也抑郁而终了。
不得不说,《呼啸山庄》这个故事的精髓就在于对希斯克利夫的人性描写。希斯克利夫原本是纯真善良的青年,可是残酷的现实社会让他的内心遭受到了重创,导致他怀有怨恨,最终走上了复仇道路。可是他对于凯瑟琳的爱又是真实的,尽管他报复了凯瑟琳,但是也深深得伤害了自己,甚至最终差一点危害到下一代儿女。不过,最终希斯克利夫放弃了伤害了下一代的念想,这体现出了希斯克利夫人性当中善良的一面。
读完这部书以后,我也很受启发。我觉得在呼啸山庄当中的故事,在我们当代中国社会当中可能也时刻在上演。很多女人都很拜金很崇尚物质享受,也有可能就抛弃了原本纯真的爱情去傍了大款。也有一些青年遭受了感情的背叛就一蹶不振,甚至做出冲动的行为,这都是《呼啸山庄》当中勾勒出人性的种种细节。可是这些事情都能避免吗?答案我是不清楚的。
总之,读完这本书以后,我的启发就是:珍惜生命,远离爱情。
当阅读了一本名著后,相信大家都有很多值得分享的东西,何不静下心来写写读后感呢?那么读后感到底应该怎么写呢?以下是小编帮大家整理的呼啸山庄英文版读后感范文,仅供参考,欢迎大家阅读。
Wuthering Heights,the only fiction of Emily Bronte, was published in 1847. It is a story about love and revenge. After finishing the novel, most people including me would appreciate Heathcliff for his pure, simple and untamed love which would never change until death. On the other hand, it is difficult to understand his abnormal, callous and his love for Catherine. Heathcliff was an illiberal and unscrupulous person. He loved Catherine and was willing to give up everything for her. In the north of England where the wind blew hard, the black and dirty child, Heathcliff, fell in love with a little girl, Catherine who gave him love and also misery.
Wuthering Heights is an ideal heaven for those misanthropists to escape from the real life. In this beautiful but desolate world, Heathcliff as a stranger appeared. When he was 6 or 7 years old and at the edge of starving, Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of wuthering heights, saved him. Heathcliff s childhood was unfortunate. Before he came to the wuthering heights, he was almost dead. When he was at Mr. Earnshaw s home, he was bullied and maltreat by Mr. Earnshaw s son, Hindley Earnshaw. However, at that moment, Catherine Earnshaw saved him, and everything became different. Catherine was a crazy and wild girl. The writer described as follows: Her spirits were always at high-water mark, her tongue always going--singing, laughing, and plaguing everybody who would not do the same. A wild, wicked slip she was. However, she was goodness and pretty. The relationship between them was developing under the lack of civilized education. Their life was tightly held together, they had to face Hindley. But their friendship broke when Catherine was 12 years old, when she met Edgar Linton a wealthy and handsome boy from Thrushcross Grange. Three years later, she agreed to marry Edger. In Heathcliff s mind, it was Edgar who bore away his love. Thus, when he came back to wuthering heights and began his cruel revenge.
Catherine lost her childhood at the time when she started to consider her future. She totally knew that it was impossible to be together with Heathcliff. She had to find the future, a wealthy, handsome husband who could give her steady life and reputation while Heathcliff had nothing. But when she married Edgar, she didn t feel happy at all. She remembered that she had betrayed Heathcliff and herself. Money and house brought her into nothingness. She began to cherish the memory of Heathcliff, cherished the little boy stood by her. There was no etiquette and standard but sincerity. In the wuthering heights, happiness was gone forever. Because of Hindley, Heathcliff lost the chance to learn and he was almost lost himself. Fortunately, Catherine did not give up him. He abandoned himself for his self-abased. In their love, even at that storming night, Heathcliff left. They never thought about their future, their life. Thus, shall we ask that love should be based on what? Catherine loved Edgar, but she also said to Nelly: you think me a selfish wretch; but did it never strike you that if Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars? whereas, if I marry Linton, I can aid Heathcliff to rise, and place him out of my brother"s power. Before the difficulty, she chose to confront. On the contrary, Heathcliff chose to escape, because he had no courage to overcome it. Catherine was 15 while Heathcliff was 16, they were children. They didn t understand what love was. They just found the happiness they had in common.
We can suppose that if Heathcliff didn t leave, and he lived with Catherine, were they happy? Were they at ease? What life did they live? Can they run crazily on the wild land? Catherine looked down upon Heathcliff s cowardice, once she talked about Heathcliff to Isabella: Tell her what Heathcliff is: an unreclaimed creature, without refinement, without cultivation: an arid wilderness of furze and whinstone. But she had never suspected her courage. She loved Heathcliff undoubtedly, but she was afraid to be with him. Heathcliff had questioned her: You teach me now how cruel you"ve been--cruel and false. Why did you despise me? Why did you betray your own heart, Catherine? If they loved each other, why did cheat their heart? Compared with Catherine, is Heathcliff more forgivable for his insistence and self-abased?
In the end, Catherine died. She was 19, and Heathcliff was 20. However, the story was not end. After Catherine s death, Heathcliff was not likable. His maniac revenge seemed no endless. He even took vengeance on their children. Is this love? Is this resentment? Did Heathcliff love Catherine more or he hate the world more? What did he revenge for? Does for Catherine or him? They tortured each other, but they still loved each other. We can not find out the answer. But we can know that at last, they finally stayed with each other and no one can take them apart. And if she had been dissolved into earth, or worse, what would you have dreamt of then?" I said. Of dissolving with her, and being more happy still!" he answered. No matter how much misunderstanding, regret and pain they received before, now they rest in peace. Just like Catherine said: Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same。
When I finished reading this book and begin to chew the profound meaning and the essence in this book, I find that I have learned a lot of life truth. For my part, love is to learn tolerance. If you really fall in love with someone, you will understand if she or he can get happiness and have ever loved you, that is enough. Reading a classic is a really tired and joyful thing. When I am moved by the figure s emotion, I will feel sad and also gain enlightenment. In addition, which moves me most is that it teaches me to keep the dignity of life and the heart of freedom. No matter how austere the challenge we meet, we should yearn for freedom.
Published in 1847,WUTHERING HEIGHTS was not well received by the reading public,many of whom condemned it as sordid,vulgar,and unnatural--and author Emily Bronte went to her grave in 1848 believing that her only novel was a failure.It was not until 1850,when WUTHERING HEIGHTS received a second printing with an introduction by Emilys sister Charlotte, that it attracted a wide readership. And from that point the reputation of the book has never looked back. Today it is widely recognized as one of the great novels of English literature.
Even so,WUTHERING HEIGHTS continues to divide readers.It is not a pretty love story;rather,it is swirling tale of largely unlikeable people caught up in obsessive love that turns to dark madness.It is cruel,violent,dark and brooding,and many people find it extremely unpleasant.And yet--it possesses a grandeur of language and design,a sense of tremendous pity and great loss that sets it apart from virtually every other novel written.The novel is told in the form of an extended flashback.After a visit to his strange landlord, a newcomer to the area desires to know the history of the family--which he receives from Nelly Deans, a servant who introduces us to the Earnshaw family who once resided in the house known as Wuthering Heights. It was once a cheerful place, but Old Earnshaw adopted a "Gipsy" child who he named Heathcliff.And Catherine,daughter of the house,found in him the perfect companion:wild,rude,and as proud and cruel as she.But although Catherine loves him,even recognizes him as her soulmate, she cannot lower herself to marry so far below her social station. She instead marries another, and in so doing sets in motion an obsession that will destroy them all.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS is a bit difficult to "get into;" the opening chapters are so dark in their portrait of the end result of this obsessive love that they are somewhat off-putting.But they feed into the flow of the work in a remarkable way,setting the stage for one of the most remarkable structures in all of literature,a story that circles upon itself in a series of repetitions as it plays out across two generations.Catherine and Heathcliff are equally remarkable,both vicious and cruel,and yet never able to shed their impossible love no matter how brutally one may wound the other.As the novel coils further into alcoholism,seduction,and one of the most elaborately imagined plans of revenge it gathers into a ghostly tone:Heathcliff,driven to madness by a woman who is not there but who seems reflected in every part of his world--dragging her corpse from the grave,hearing her calling to him from the moors,escalating his brutality not for the sake of brutality but so that her memory will never fade,so that she may never leave his mind until death itself.Yes,this is madness,insanity,and there is no peace this side of the grave or even beyond.It is a stunning novel,frightening,inexorable,unsettling,filled with unbridled passion that makes one cringe.Even if you do not like it,you should read it at least once--and those who do like it will return to it again and again.
The book was written by Emily Bronte, it published in 1847.But at that time, it seemed to hold little promise, selling very poorly and receiving only a few mixed reviews. I found this in our school library, I chose this book because the titleattracted me. The book is structured around two parallel love stories, the first half of the novel centering on the love between Catherine and Heathcliff, while theledramatic second half features the developing love between young Catherine and Hareton. In contrast to the first, the latter tale ends happily, restoring peace and order to Wuthering Heights and ThrushcroGrange. In the story, the two houses, Wuthering Heights and ThrushcroGrange, represent opposing worlds and values.
I spent twenty days reading this book. After reading this book, I felt for Heathcliff at first. Heathcliff begins his life as a homeleorphan on the streets of Liverpool, and then he tyrannized by Hindley Earnshaw. But he becomes a villain when he acquires power and returns to Wuthering Heights with money and the trappings of agentleman. His malevolence proves so great and long-lasting. As he himself points out, his abuse of Isabella-his wife is purely sadistic, as he amuses himself by seeing how much abuse she can take and still come cringing back for more.
Catherine represents wild nature, in both her high, lively spirits and her occasional cruelty. She loves Heathcliff so intensely that she claims they are the same person. However, her actions are driven in part by her social ambitions, which initially areawakened during her first stay at the Lintons, and which eventually compel her to marry Edgar. Catherine is free-spirited, beautiful, spoiled, and often arrogant, sheis given to fits of temper, and she is torn between her both of the men who loveher. The location of her coffin symbolizes the conflict that tears apart her short life. She is buried in a corner of the Kirkyard. In contrast to Catherine, Isabella Linton-Catherine s sister-in-law represents culture and civilization, both in her refinement and in her weakness. Ultimately, she ruins her life by falling in love with Heathcliff. He never returns her feelings and treats her as a meretool in his quest for revenge on the Linton family.
Just as Isabella Linton serves as Catherine s foil, Edgar Linton serves as Heathcliff s. Edgar grows into a tender, constant, but cowardly man. He is almost the ideal gentleman. However, this full assortment of gentlemanly characteristics, along with his civilized virtues, proves uselein Edgar s clashes with his foil. He sees his wife obviously in love with another man but unable to do anything to rectify thesituation. Heathcliff, who gains power over his wife, sister , and daughter.
The whole story make people s mood heavy. Fortunately, the end is happy.
The author Emily Bronte lived an eccentric, closely guarded life. She was born in 1818, two years after Charlotte-the author of Jane Eyre and a year and a half before her sister Anne, who also became an author. Her father worked as a church rector, and her aunt, who raised the Bronte children after their mother died, was deeply religious. Emily Bronte did not take to her aunt s Christian fervor, thecharacter of Joseph, a caricature of an evangelical, may have been inspired by her aunt s religiosity. The Brontes lived in Haworth, a Yorkshire village in the midst of the moors. These wild, desolate expanses-later the setting of Wuthering Heights-made up the Brontes daily environment, and Emily lived among them her entire life. She died in 1848, at the age of thirty.
The Gothic Setting in Wuthering heights
After all this term s learning on English literature , Wuthering height may be the most impressive novel to me . So I will discuss something special in this book , the gothic setting.
What is gothic setting ?
Gothic setting is one of the fiction genres which first begin at the middle of 19 century in England . Sa一vage , mystery , terror , backward , dark , family curse , supernatural and suspense are the signal features of this kind of fiction genre . It mainly talks something about the dark side of society such as family hatred and succession race . The story in this style usually happens in remote place that far away from city .
What do we know about gothic setting in Wuthering heights ?
In fact , what impresses me most in this novel is the description of the environment . It is full of gothic setting . We can find that there is no sunshine in Wuthering heights all the year around , the haze and atmosphere there make people feel mystery and depressive . The weather is always changing according to the plot . When there is something badly happen , the environment will be influenced . For example, rain comes at once after Catherine s betray . When it comes to Catherine s death , it changes quickly and suddenly to hea一vy rain and strong wind . All in all , I think all this gothic setting is to show the feeling of writer .
The gothic setting in the book not only shows us the mystery of the environment , but also tells us the society stage and the different life style between different classes in that period . To Catherine , Heathcriff who belongs to the lower class represents spiritual love while Linton in the upper class represents material . She is in a dilemma to make a decision . On one hand , all of us know Catherine loves Heathcriff deeply . On the other hand , Linton can give her the life she expects , a rich and comfortable life and be respected by people . Material wins in the end .
What do we learn from this novel ?
True love or material , this is a question . In the novel , Catherine sacrifice her love to pursue a comfortable live . Actually material is usually the first choice I think when most of the women come to this decision . This was one of the hotest topic at 2010 after a women said on TV she would rather to cry in a BMW than to laugh on a bicycle . What she said liked a big stone thrown into a peaceful lake . Can money really replace love ? A lot of people argue on this question whether it is worthy of sacrificing on the Internet .
As far as I am concerned , nothing can take the place of our love . Though material is necessary , too much money can not make people happier . It is ordinary for us to persue a better life . But do we really ha一ve to sacrifice our love ? Why can t we make our life comfortable through our hands or with our lover . Maybe we will come to some trouble . But all these obstacles are just to make us stronger . Though the process is difficult , it maybe the most precious memory and our treasures after overcoming all this difficulties .
Thoughts or reflections on reading Wuthering Heights
The book was written by Emily Bronte, it published in 1847.But at that time, it seemed to hold little promise, selling very poorly and receiving only a few mixed reviews. I found this in our school library, I chose this book because the title attracted me. The book is structured around two parallel love stories, the first half of the novel centering on the love between Catherine and Heathcliff, while the less dramatic second half features the developing love between young Catherine and Hareton. In contrast to the first, the latter tale ends happily, restoring peace and order to Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. In the story, the two houses, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, represent opposing worlds and values.
I spent twenty days reading this book. After reading this book, I felt for Heathcliff at first. Heathcliff begins his life as a homeless orphan on the streets of Liverpool, and then he tyrannized by Hindley Earnshaw. But he becomes a villain when he acquires power and returns to Wuthering Heights with money and the trappings of a gentleman. His malevolence proves so great and long—lasting. As he himself points out, his abuse of Isabella—his wife is purely sadistic, as he amuses himself by seeing how much abuse she can take and still come cringing back for more.
Catherine represents wild nature, in both her high, lively spirits and her occasional cruelty. She loves Heathcliff so intensely that she claims they are the same person. However, her actions are driven in part by her social ambitions, which initially are awakened during her first stay at the Lintons, and which eventually compel her to marry Edgar. Catherine is free—spirited, beautiful, spoiled, and often arrogant, she is given to fits of temper, and she is torn between her both of the men who love her. The location of her coffin symbolizes the conflict that tears apart her short life. She is buried in a corner of the Kirkyard. In contrast to Catherine, Isabella Linton—Catherine s sister—in—law represents culture and civilization, both in her refinement and in her weakness. Ultimately, she ruins her life by falling in love with Heathcliff. He never returns her feelings and treats her as a meretool in his quest for revenge on the Linton family.
Just as Isabella Linton serves as Catherine s foil, Edgar Linton serves as Heathcliff s. Edgar grows into a tender, constant, but cowardly man. He is almost the ideal gentleman. However, this full assortment of gentlemanly characteristics, along with his civilized virtues, proves useless in Edgar s clashes with his foil. He sees his wife obviously in love with another man but unable to do anything to rectify the situation. Heathcliff, who gains power over his wife, sister , and daughter.
The whole story make people s mood heavy. Fortunately, the end is happy.
The author Emily Bronte lived an eccentric, closely guarded life. She was born in 1818, two years after Charlotte—the author of Jane Eyre and a year and a half before her sister Anne, who also became an author. Her father worked as a church rector, and her aunt, who raised the Bronte children after their mother died, was deeply religious. Emily Bronte did not take to her aunt s Christian fervor, the character of Joseph, a caricature of an evangelical, may have been inspired by her aunt s religiosity. The Brontes lived in Haworth, a Yorkshire village in the midst of the moors. These wild, desolate expanses—later the setting of Wuthering Heights—made up the Brontes daily environment, and Emily lived among them her entire life. She died in 1848, at the age of thirty.
I like this book because it rest on the unforgettable characters. Wuthering Heights is based partly on the Gothic tradition, a style of literature that featured supernatural encounters, crumbling ruins, moonless nights, and grotesque imagery, seeking to create effects of mystery and fear. I would like to recommend this book to other readers.
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