##3 Historical Context
So, I read the Victorian packet thingy that Mrs. T gave us but.... I didn't quite understand it that well. So, I looked up some stuff about that time period and about Emily Bronte's life and it said that she modeled some of the character's after real people in her life, also some of the events too. I think that's pretty cool. She tried to portray Hindley as her own brother Branwell and made the character go through the same torture as her brother did. I love it when writers do that, tie themselves and their surroundings into the books.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Victorian------Wuthering Heights
##2 Romance
I've noticed that Wuthering Heights has several types of love, romance and relationships. You have the friendship, love and adoration between Mr. Lockwood and Heathcliff but also the irrevocable and unconditional love between Heathcliff and Cathy. I think it is kind of ironic how Heathcliff is in the middle of everything lol. But also all the other kinds of love with the other people, Isabel, Hindley, Mr. Earnshaw, Linton, and all of the others. There's so much love and jealousy that it is making people insane, but I guess that's what love does to you.
I've noticed that Wuthering Heights has several types of love, romance and relationships. You have the friendship, love and adoration between Mr. Lockwood and Heathcliff but also the irrevocable and unconditional love between Heathcliff and Cathy. I think it is kind of ironic how Heathcliff is in the middle of everything lol. But also all the other kinds of love with the other people, Isabel, Hindley, Mr. Earnshaw, Linton, and all of the others. There's so much love and jealousy that it is making people insane, but I guess that's what love does to you.
Victorian---Wuthering Heights
##4--(#1) Metaphors
In chapter 7 when it says "Joseph and I joined at an unsociable meal, seasoned with reproofs" I like the metaphor how he compares reproofs to condiments lol. I don't know why that struck me as funny, and when it says, "the stab of a knife could not inflict a worse pang than he suffered at seeing his lady vexed." in chapter 10, it also uses a metaphor. I like this one better than the first. It compares the effect of vexation to a knife. There's a bunch more, but I liked these two the best.
In chapter 7 when it says "Joseph and I joined at an unsociable meal, seasoned with reproofs" I like the metaphor how he compares reproofs to condiments lol. I don't know why that struck me as funny, and when it says, "the stab of a knife could not inflict a worse pang than he suffered at seeing his lady vexed." in chapter 10, it also uses a metaphor. I like this one better than the first. It compares the effect of vexation to a knife. There's a bunch more, but I liked these two the best.
Victorian---Wuthering Heights
##1----Imagery
The first thing I noticed about this book was how descriptive it was. I liked how it described Heathcliff on page 11, "a dark skinned gypsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman." Its so true and it slowly reveals that as the story progresses and Lockwood is with Heathcliff. As far as the scenary goes, it does an awesome job at providing the explanation towards Wuthering Heights as wells as everything else. He describes it as, "This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us." I like that, "a perfect...." I could picture everything that Lockwood and the others described.
The first thing I noticed about this book was how descriptive it was. I liked how it described Heathcliff on page 11, "a dark skinned gypsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman." Its so true and it slowly reveals that as the story progresses and Lockwood is with Heathcliff. As far as the scenary goes, it does an awesome job at providing the explanation towards Wuthering Heights as wells as everything else. He describes it as, "This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us." I like that, "a perfect...." I could picture everything that Lockwood and the others described.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
After life......... Ch 23 and 24
Elizabeth's POV
We took a wonderful walk but the shore tonight before it started raining, Victor and I. I thought it was the perfect way to end the most perfect of days. That's when it started raining........ Victor got very edgy and pushy almost. I didn't understand what was going on until Victor left to keep and eye out and someone else walked in. I don't know who it was, it was just so dark! The silhouette was massive though. It kept coming toward me, without saying a word. Then I screamed and everything went black. Everything is meaningless, nothing. I could never grasp the concept of nothing until now.... There really is nothing and I can't seem to remember much of what was going on. I remember darkness, cold hands, and screaming.... Am I dead? I hope Victor comes and rescues me soon. I have this feeling though like he's busy. He's enraged even. It's like an aurora that I'm being pulled to but can never seem to catch up with He must be traveling. He is now my center focus. Before this there was nothing but now there's him just like there always has been.
We took a wonderful walk but the shore tonight before it started raining, Victor and I. I thought it was the perfect way to end the most perfect of days. That's when it started raining........ Victor got very edgy and pushy almost. I didn't understand what was going on until Victor left to keep and eye out and someone else walked in. I don't know who it was, it was just so dark! The silhouette was massive though. It kept coming toward me, without saying a word. Then I screamed and everything went black. Everything is meaningless, nothing. I could never grasp the concept of nothing until now.... There really is nothing and I can't seem to remember much of what was going on. I remember darkness, cold hands, and screaming.... Am I dead? I hope Victor comes and rescues me soon. I have this feeling though like he's busy. He's enraged even. It's like an aurora that I'm being pulled to but can never seem to catch up with He must be traveling. He is now my center focus. Before this there was nothing but now there's him just like there always has been.
The Perfect Fairytale..... Ch22
Elizabeth's POV
My Baby's home!! I've missed him so much. I sent him a letter a few days ago and plain out asked him why he was marrying me. If it was because of love or pity. He assured me that it was completely out of love and that he'd explain EVERYTHING to me after our wedding night. I am so ecstatic now but I guess that is what love does to you because truly I love him. I've been living in a fairytale and it's all because of him. He is my knight in shining armor and it is the greatest thing ever!!! We've been staying on some land that I inherited and it is by the lake. It makes things even more romantic for us. I hope this last forever......
My Baby's home!! I've missed him so much. I sent him a letter a few days ago and plain out asked him why he was marrying me. If it was because of love or pity. He assured me that it was completely out of love and that he'd explain EVERYTHING to me after our wedding night. I am so ecstatic now but I guess that is what love does to you because truly I love him. I've been living in a fairytale and it's all because of him. He is my knight in shining armor and it is the greatest thing ever!!! We've been staying on some land that I inherited and it is by the lake. It makes things even more romantic for us. I hope this last forever......
This is what friends are for...... Ch20
Elizabeth'a POV
Okay, so finally my fiancée has opened up to me!! Well, as much as he said he could. he told me how he almost found his friend a partner but that something went wrong. He says that his friend is becoming very upset and is threatening him, says that he'll destroy his wedding night and everything. I will not have that. At first I felt sorry for the monster, but now he just angers me greatly. Plus, some how, with Victor trying to find his friend a mate, now he's a leading suspect in a murder case! I swear, some people were just not meant to live and travel alone. Then again, he was supposed to be with Henry or Clerval at all times but obviously SOMETHING went wrong. He says that he doesn't know who he has supposedly killed yet, but that the way the describe the marks on his neck that it sounds familiar to William's death... I really hope that that doesn't mean it is someone else close to us. I don't know if I could handle that But the charges were dropped anyway and Victor said he'd be coming home ASAP. They told him that they would tell him who the body belonged to as soon as someone identified it correctly...Goodness, its like all he ever does is get into trouble, but why do I love him so much?
*sigh*
Okay, so finally my fiancée has opened up to me!! Well, as much as he said he could. he told me how he almost found his friend a partner but that something went wrong. He says that his friend is becoming very upset and is threatening him, says that he'll destroy his wedding night and everything. I will not have that. At first I felt sorry for the monster, but now he just angers me greatly. Plus, some how, with Victor trying to find his friend a mate, now he's a leading suspect in a murder case! I swear, some people were just not meant to live and travel alone. Then again, he was supposed to be with Henry or Clerval at all times but obviously SOMETHING went wrong. He says that he doesn't know who he has supposedly killed yet, but that the way the describe the marks on his neck that it sounds familiar to William's death... I really hope that that doesn't mean it is someone else close to us. I don't know if I could handle that But the charges were dropped anyway and Victor said he'd be coming home ASAP. They told him that they would tell him who the body belonged to as soon as someone identified it correctly...Goodness, its like all he ever does is get into trouble, but why do I love him so much?
*sigh*
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