[WH] - Last blog post of the year?

"And who the devil gave you leave to touch a stick about the place?" (pg 277).

In this post, I want to delve deeper into this relationship between Hareton and Heathcliff because I think that it is a semi-interesting and not completely terrible relationship.  When I say this, I mean that it is not terrible to follow and not that I would want to experience a relationship like theirs.  I wouldn't.

In 2007, an evil AP test maker decided to curse the AP test takers to write an essay for eternity displaying how one character's past haunts them in the present and contributes to the overall meaning of the work.  I have two words for the AP graders:  Meet Heathcliff.

Raised an orphan, Heathcliff was exiled by Hindley out of sheer jealousy at his new brother.  Heathcliff was not allowed to do much in the family and I don't think that he was ever able to recover from this torment.  Case and point would be his relationship with Hareton.

Side note:  Emily Bronte hates my guts and decided to use alliteration in the names of the novel.

Heathcliff became Hareton's master, so obviously that gave him free reign to torture Hareton just as Heathcliff had been tortured by Hindley, who may very well have been tortured by Harold who could have been tortured by Henry... and the list goes on to infinity.

For example, Heathcliff would not allow Hareton any opportunities to become educated and sent him to work in the field to ensure no academic growth would undergo within Hareton.  Seriously, Hareton struggled to read his own name over the gate, but he could not read the date afterwards.  Poor guy.

"Lonely Hearts"

"Please write (with photo) to Box 152.

Who knows where it may lead once we've begun?

Can someone make my simple wish come true?

Do you live in North London?  Is it you?" (16-19).

In "Lonely Hearts" by Wendy Cope, five distinct speakers are prevalent throughout the five tercets.  The Villanelle format used in this poem contrasts the needs of each person, while still linking them each as a lonely heart looking for their love.  This is one of those poems where the more I read it, the less I get out of it.  Let's compile a list of things I noticed about the pattern, since this is the pattern section and it should help me figure something out.

I noticed that they all pointed out sexual orientation in their ad which could point to a diverse area.

Each wanted love, but each had their own distinct requirements.

All of the requirements were strict, but equally strange.

I found no correlations between the two repeated phrases and the speaker of that tercet.

The fourth speaker uses an alliteration - well done random ad or clever poetic person... I wonder?

The last speaker does not point out a gender preference, but rather their astrological sign.  They are the most distinct, yet have the most leniant requirements.

#confused.

Never Let Me Go - Eighteen

"Then something changed in [Madame's] expression.  It didn't become warmer exactly.  But that revulsion got put away somewhere, and she studied us carefully, squinting in the setting sun" (pg 248).

This alliteration really drew me to the detailed diction that had been going on throughout the book.  I had not realized (or "realised") until now that whenever something was really important, Kathy would go into extra detail to describe everything from the weather to the time of day to people's reactions.  Alliterations usually are used to make you stop and realize the importance of something while making it easier to read.

I noticed how this detailed diction really carried on throughout chapter twenty-one when Kathy was describing Madame and her house.  She kept describing the chairs and darkness of the house which created a sort of suspense.  I kept knowing that something was going to happen because of how the rooms were dark and Madame was standing opposite Kathy and Tommy to where she could peer into the darkness.  All of these details in the room structure made me realize the magnitude of the situation with Madame.

So in the end of these two chapters, Miss Emily appears from the shadows on a wheelchair.  I have to think about how this may have to relate to why Hailsham finally went away.  Since Miss Emily was the "principal" of sorts, her leaving may have meant that the entire "school" was forced to go away.  I also have to wonder where the rest of the guardians went or if they will be making a guest appearance.

To relate this to Brave New World I have to talk about the want of living in solitude.  Kathy and Tommy grew up in Hailsham, which was like the Hatchery in that they strive to be the perfect society where there was peace and community, but when Kathy and Tommy left, they just wanted to live in peace and solitude.