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.