Movie Trailer

This is the movie trailer for the movie version of Wuthering Heights.  Enjoy!

My End-of-The-Book Summary of Wuthering Heights

This story takes place between two households, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.  Mr. Earnshaw, the late master of Wuthering Heights, was traveling home when he saw Heathcliff and decided to adopt him.  Earnshaw's two other kids, Catherine and Hindley, resented him; however, Catherine soon warmed up to him and fell in love while Hindley still disliked him.  After exploring in Thrushcross Grange, Catherine met the Linton children, Edgar and Isabella.  Edgar began to have feelings for Catherine and since he was wealthy, she decided to marry him even though she had feelings for Heathcliff.  Heathcliff was troubled by this and left Wuthering Heights.  He returned very rich and out for revenge.  To seek revenge on Edgar, he married Isabella and moved her from Thrushcross Grange to Wuthering Heights.  Sadly, Catherine died while giving birth to her daughter Cathy, and Edgar and Heathcliff were both deeply saddened.  Isabella decided to escape Heathcliff and move outside the town where she delivered Heathcliff's baby which she named Linton.  Twelve years later, Isabella died and Linton was moved in with his uncle Edgar; however, Heathcliff soon came to claim his son.  Heathcliff then devised a plan to marry Linton and Cathy, so that he would own Thrushcross Grange.  He kept Cathy hostage until she married Linton and her father, Edgar, died.  After this, Cathy was moved to Wuthering Heights to suffer under Heathcliff's reign.  Soon after, her husband, Linton, died and after receiving no pity or help from the other house members, she grew to resent them all.  This was until she began to form a relationship with Hindley's son, Hareton.  Heathcliff grew sick of this relationship for it reminded him of Cathy so he refused to eat or drink and he later died.  At the end of the story, Hareton and Cathy married and they lived "happily ever after".  

Wuthering Heights by Katie Bush (inspired by the book)

This is Wuthering Heights by Katie Bush.  It is a song that was inspired by the actual novel.  Here are the lyrics due to the quality of the video:

Lyrics

Out on the wiley, windy moors
We'd roll and fall in green
You had a temper like my jealousy
Too hot, too greedy
How could you leave me
When I needed to possess you?
I hated you, I loved you, too

Bad dreams in the night
They told me I was going to lose the fight
Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window

Ooh, it gets dark, it gets lonely
On the other side from you
I pine a lot, I find the lot
Falls through without you
I'm coming back, love
Cruel Heathcliff, my one dream
My only master

Too long I roam in the night
I'm coming back to his side, to put it right
I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window

Ooh, let me have it
Let me grab your soul away
Ooh, let me have it
Let me grab your soul away
You know it's me, Cathy!

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy
Come home, I'm so cold!

Chapter 15 Review

I am on chapter 15 of Wuthering Heights and so far I have liked the book.  I like the way that the author explains the history of each character and how they fit into the story.  The plot of the book is well thought out as well and has many twists that keep readers interested.  One of the themes that I have picked up on is revenge.  They all plot revenge on each other, especially Heathcliff.  In the last few chapters, Heathcliff has run off and wed Isabella, just so he could get revenge on her brother, Edgar.  This is unethical in many ways, especially because Isabella really liked Heathcliff relationship wise and he's is only looking for revenge.  The author also used the literary device foil many times.  For example, the description of Wuthering Heights vs Thrushcross Grange makes Wuthering Heights seem mystic and strange.  This is the complete opposite of how Thrushcross Grange is described which is cheery and sweet.

Wuthering Heights Family Tree

This is a Wuthering Heights family tree.  This helped me sort out who was related to and who got married who.

Chapter 1-5 Review and Summary

Chapters 1-5 of Wuthering Heights has been about Lockwood describing his first few days as a tenant at Thrushcross Grange; the landlord being Mr. Heathcliff who lives in a manor called Wuthering Heights.  On the first day, he was attacked by the guard dogs and didn't feel welcomed at all; however, he still volunteered to come back to the manor the next day.  The second day consisted of a snow blizzard which caused him to stay the night.  That night, he read a diary of Catherine which described a day at Wuthering Heights after Mr. Earnshaw died.  After having two nightmares, he wakes from the second finding a branch tapping on the window.  To break off the branch, he reaches his hand through the window but instead grabs the hand of a ghost, claiming to be Catherine Linton and begging to come in.  He fends her off with a scream, and Heathcliff comes into the room.  After Lockwood left, though, he could hear Heathcliff calling for Catherine.  This made readers assume that something had gone on between the two siblings, Heathcliff and Catherine.  After returning to his home, Lockwood asked his housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to tell him about the history of Heathcliff and the Earnshaw family.
Thus far, I have really enjoyed the book.  Despite the advanced language, the book has had a great introduction.  The stories of the families are really in depth and make it seem like a real life soap opera, which I find not only interesting but amusing.  As for the sophisticated language, I've had to look up the definition to countless words.  I've also been reading SparkNotes' summaries after every chapter to understand the book better.