tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284217878369838860.post2121486610624449775..comments2023-11-25T01:35:07.543-08:00Comments on Reflections of Elizabeth: Marxist Criticism and Wuthering HeightsElizabeth Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298156526096179689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284217878369838860.post-31501838681731400772011-02-22T15:17:17.099-08:002011-02-22T15:17:17.099-08:00Hey Elizabeth,
I totally agree with you that the c...Hey Elizabeth,<br />I totally agree with you that the central idea of the essay is struggle: may it be between Heathcliff and Catherine, Catherine or Hindely, or Heathcliff and Hindely. Since this is a Marxist criticism of the novel, I believe that this is appropriate and Eagleton’s essay has given me more food for thought about how the characters interact with each other and why. The power struggle between these three main characters are made evident through how they treat each other, talk to one another, and then eventually, you see a the true underdog story of Heathcliff arise when he takes both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. I believe this ending (although Heathcliff is still left unhappy and mentally unstable), would make any true, raging Marxist proud.Chelsea Adamczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761741020750491230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284217878369838860.post-38427673025610435872011-02-22T06:35:41.128-08:002011-02-22T06:35:41.128-08:00I agree with you about struggle being an important...I agree with you about struggle being an important part of the novel, and the first time there is relative peace is when Heathcliff leaves in a huff because he overhears Catherine at the perfectly wrong time. The second time, Heathcliff is dead. It seems to me that he has the most uncanny ability to bring pain and darkness (and even bad weather) to those he hates. It is impressive, but expected. When he enters the "defined domestic system," he is welcomed in but after Mr. Earnshaw's death, he is treated the way everyone else thinks he should be. They were lucky he was gone as long as he was.Lucas Abramsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301250251822851128noreply@blogger.com