[WH] - Catherine, Catherine, Catherine...

"This writing, however, was nothing but a name repeated in all kinds of characters, large and small- Catherine Earnshaw, here and there varied to Catherine Heathcliff, and then again to Catherine Linton" (page 15).

Everyone knows the old Brady Bunch episode entitled "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha," but I never would have guessed that the director stole the idea from the world's most confusing love story known to man.  There is no worse feeling than reading the first few chapters of a novel and have barely any clue where the plot is heading than to go to Sparknotes for aid and read...

This blog will be dedicated to me trying to understand the entire cast and crew of the horrific tale of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange through the direct characterizations hidden throughout the novel... and I mean hidden.  Obviously it would not be a Max Browning blog unless it was all depicted in a bulleted list, because let us all be honest now.  The only thing better than a bulleted list is fonts that have serifs such as in Wuthering Heights (which was probably the sole reason for me choosing the novel anyways).

• Lockwood - He seems to be a narrator who does not actually narrate, but rather was used by Bronte as an outcast who shows us the inner workings of this family feud.  The effect of this strange narration style will be analyzed in another blog because it is the strangest thing I have ever seen.
• Heathcliff = Mr. Heathcliff - First described as a gentleman, he later is called the devil and asked if he is a human.  I think he loves Catherine, but his actions seem to contradict this love for her so I am not really sure if he is just overwhelmingly jealous or what.  Iago 2.0 would be a nice plot twist to this novel.
• Nelly Dean - I did not think initially that she would be important, but I think she is telling Lockwood what she has experienced through the years on Wuthering Heights.
• Mr. Linton - Marries Catherine, but he does not actually love her as much as Heathcliff so I think that he is the antagonist.  He and Heathcliff have external conflicts of love and jealousy for Catherine.

Did I mention this novel confuses me?