Wuthering Along

In class today, we looked at Marxist criticism -- or the analysis of class, finance, and power in texts and character development. Key terms to recall are the bourgeoisie, the proletariat, commodities, classicism, consumerism, and religion.

And to what I have been waiting all year to read - again - Wuthering Heights! After learning about Emily Bronte's background, we started close reading the first chapter of the novel.

For homework, read chapters 1-2, finish your 2 book cards, and prepare for the MC portion of the AP test.

Just realized I have the excuse to bring Ralph Fiennes into my daily conversations and my blog posts! I first saw Heathcliff, I mean Ralph, in Wuthering Heights when I was 16 and immediately checked out the novel from the library. While some have an apparent distaste to a gypsy boy full of vengeance and cruelty, my Italian side sure understands the passion and the need for retribution.

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