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BlueAfrica wrote:@TriSARAHtops I'm reading 50 Shades for my "book that scares me." *shudders* Yikes.
Well, it's sadistic for one; how often do we come across a character who is hated universally, while he- Heathcliff is the actual victim. He was robbed of his love, he was the one who was teased and mocked at because he didn't know his last name. Though, he seems like the cold-hearted villan, a revenge seeker, one should not forget the fact that he was driven crazy by the only woman he ever loved- Catherine. Though she married her friend to help Heathcliff, her motivation was not revealed until later- a few minutes before her death. He was tormented, he was weak, and he grew sick of everyone around him. He wanted revenge. Though, he got what he wanted, never did he once feel proud or happy until his last few days where he said he has seen Catherin again, according to Mrs. Dean
Basically, he's a romantic. I'm sure Romeo would have been no less than Heathcliff, if he hadn't died.
…her(Emily Bronte) stories are always reminiscent; you never get to experience the story in first hand, it's always someone else narrating what they thought they saw or heard. It's Emily's technique, where the characters get developed and destroyed by the people around them. They get lost in translation— more like, they get lost in their own story, which is why I would love to have a rendition of this novel with Heathcliff's POV. :3
TriSARAHtops wrote:In the end, I ended up going with Cry Blue Murder because while it's not 'scary' while you're reading it, when you actually think about it this story's really quite frightening, in a subtle 'this could happen way too easily' kind of way. Plus there's extra creep-factor for me because it's set in the suburbs of Melbourne, and familiar suburbs at that.
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