Now before I started I decided to do a little research beforehand on the novel, to see what I'm supposed to know. All Wikipedia ever taught me is that this is Emily Bronte's first and only piece, following one year after its publication, marking her sister's success with Jane Eyre. Interesting history, but I kind of didn't want spoilers, so I stopped there.
Reading the first chapter, my main goal was to determine the classic Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of this novel. I had a little trouble getting a handle as to whether or not the narrator/protagonist person is a man or woman. Eventually I deduced that it was a man, however his name escapes me, except for a "Mr. Lockwood."
Moving past technicalities such as character names, I aimed to figure out what this novel is to be about. It was a tad tedious figuring out everything through Bronte's very colourful and sometimes overly-descriptive adjectives, but here's what I have (In the way of important plotpoints) so far:
- Mr. Lockwood visited Heathcliff at Wuthering Heights the first time because he is a new tenant at a place Mr. Heathcliff owns called "Thrushcross Grange" or something along those lines
- The second visit is mainly a social visit, however Mr. Lockwood's timing is perfectly in sync with a snowstorm which burdens him spend the night at Wuthering Heights.
- Whilst there, he stumbles across volumes of journals written in the margins of religious books that the semi-insane Joseph forced the author of these journals, Catherine Linton/Earshaw to read.
- Mr. Lockwood had this insane nightmare after reading through Catherine's Notes, and awakes in the middle of the night, leaving Heathcliff confused, who checks on Lockwood, who shouldn't even be in that room to start with, and he comes clean about this Catherine character, and this exchange leaves Heathcliff very touched.
So I am gathering (due to the second page genealogical tree) that Catherine is still alive... so I kind of have a feeling that she will make an appearance... Considering the title, I am also assuming that Mr. Lockwood, by which the story is told, will return... maybe?
