First Impressions.

So, I am now just finished with the first 5 chapters, which take up about 60 pages. So far I've decided that Mr. Lockwood, who starts out telling (or rather writing) the story, is completely dimwitted with a huge vocabulary, which is all he has going for him. He has mistaken dead rabbits for cats and everyone of importance at Wuthering Heights (which is the title of the book because that's where it's taking place, at this estate) has been called an incorrect member of Heathcliff's family. In some respect he's like Forest Gump, being simple-minded and the like.

Not only is Lockwood dumb, but he is also conceited, saying he's better looking than Mr. Earnshaw and going on to say that he's not conceited, which is always a sure sign that you are. Sigh.

Anyway, Heathcliff is quite the character, being gruff and insulting everyone in the house. I really liked how he goes and starts sobbing, begging Catherine to come back, which is still before you know who she is, so it shows that gruffness doesn't stop him from loving someone. It's nice to know that anybody can love if they want to.

After Nelly Dean (or rather Mrs. Dean) starts telling the story in chapter 5, the language gets much more managable. With Lockwood, I had to wirte down a word on every page, but I got through a whole chapter by Mrs. Dean without a hard or confusing word. It was very nice. The story she told in that chapter though, was much sadder, what with Heathcliff arriving as the poor gypsy boy and Catherine's brother being a total jerk to him (which is not unlike how I treat Megan, my sister) was entertaining, but more downbeat. The end of chapter 6 though, when their father died, was miserable, and the only part I didn't enjoy reading.

My favorite part so far would either be when Lockwood was attacked by the dogs for taking a lantern, or maybe the tales of Catherine's tricks and cruelness. That was really funny, but Lockwood really deserved to be mauled, which was hilarious and the only part he wrote that was really good.

All in all, it's really good, and I'm going to go read some more now.