Wuthering Heights

I chose to read Wuthering Heights. It was a very interesting book, and while I enjoyed it, I also found it very depressing (with a somewhat uplifting ending). I also had a hard time really connecting with one character the whole time. At some parts (maybe most parts), I disliked every character. I loved Heathcliff as a boy, but when he went away and came back so bitter and hate-filled, I was very dissappointed and disliked him. I somewhat liked Cathy (the first one) as a kid but thought that she was kind of bratty and was very annoyed when she married Linton. What a stupid girl! I liked their daughter, Catherine, though. I think it's odd that she never went outside the grounds of her home until she was sixteen or whatever (never saw or met new people), especially since she's an only child. What a boring life (and I believe it made her pretty spoiled too!)! But one of the most ANNOYING characters is Isabella and Heathcliff's son, Linton! He is such a whimp and a whiner and a brat, and then he turns all mean on Hareton! That's low. Oh, I didn't like Catherine when she was so mean to Hareton either. I, personally, found Hareton to be sweet and endearing. He was really embarassed that he couldn't read, so he tried to learn some letters to impress his cousin and she made fun of him again. He tried to be gentle and polite and welcoming when she came to live with them and everything, and still she was rude to him. He continued to try to teach himself to read, and Catherine made fun of him for that. I was very mad at Catherine at that point and felt very sorry for Hareton. It was nice though when they were together and happy at the end. The end also brought some insight into Heathcliff's character. After reading the actions of a dark and twisted mind, and almost hating him (eventhough you know that he went crazy because of his love for Catherine, and their scene together before she dies is just utterly heart-wrenching) he seems to open up at the end and the reader can see more into his suffering and is therefore more able to feel for him. Oh, and I thought Isabella was stupid. Anyways, I also found it interesting how the visitor that Mrs. Dean is telling the story to, is in the same position as the reader, and I did try to take into account that Mrs. Dean's story may be slightly one-sided or biased. I don't know. She seemed to be very honest though. I had more thoughts on the literary use of the narrator and stuff, but now I forget them. I'm not sure yet what I want to write about in my paper. I've just begun to look at articles.