When I first read Wuthering Heights in high school, I never thought about the book having any political themes in it, or anything like that. In addition, I do not believe my teacher ever mentioned anything like that because we were probably having a hard enough time just trying to digest the story.
I was also really interested in the part where Armstrong brings up the passage where Lockwood has his fight with the ghost. I had always wondered the same thing, whether it was a dream, or actually happened in real life. I always wanted to ask, but for some reason never did because it seemed like everyone else already knew, and I didn’t want to be the only one.
I thought the section on photography was the most interesting out of all of them. I have always enjoyed photography, and this was pretty interesting seeing what things actually looked like during that time period. And I really like being able to put into perspective what the setting from the story actually looked like.
John Donne said "no one is an island" and that is the way I took the idea that most, if not all literature, has a political element to it. Whether she spent most of her time alone or she spent every waking moment on the probably desolate street of the moors, common themes and ideologies would have creeped their way into her writing.
ReplyDeleteI am one of those that believe that ninty-nine percent of who we are is deducted from who the people who are around aren't and that is what made Emily Bronte so different; on a grander scale, that is probably what makes anyone who truly stands out different.
With the ghost scene, I think that was in his head. The way I imagine it is if someone walked in while he was in his dream state, I don't feel they would have seen the cold hands begging him to allow her to come in.