04-03-2010, 10:41 AM
Wuthering Heights is brilliant, but i don't understand why strong heroines like Jane Eyre and Catherine (whom i hate but never mind) keep falling for damaged men who treat them badly? I've met Heathcliff's equivalent in a high school boy (my ex boyfriend actually) and trust me, it's not all its crackd up to be.
Jane's relationship with Rochester worked becuase they came to respect each other, while still recognizing that neither of them was perfect.
Heathcliff may have been madly in love with Catheine, but their romance seemed doomed very early on because she never treated him as an equal, and he couldn't let her go.
Why are we so attracted to people who are ultimtely bad for us???????
Jane's relationship with Rochester worked becuase they came to respect each other, while still recognizing that neither of them was perfect.
Heathcliff may have been madly in love with Catheine, but their romance seemed doomed very early on because she never treated him as an equal, and he couldn't let her go.
Why are we so attracted to people who are ultimtely bad for us???????