If you were to read Wuthering Heights in 1847, the year it came out, you would probably gather the same message as if you were to read it in 1900 or 1995 or 2011. The message being you can't always get what you want. This message will always be relevant because it is in human nature to covet what we cannot have. We are forever thinking about the things we do not have and conveniently overlooking that which we do. The characters in this novel are also quite timeless. Everybody can relate to at least one character, if not many. Heathcliff: The frequently wronged gypsy boy who is in love with the girl that will never marry him. Catherine Earnshaw: The little daddy's girl that's in love with the gypsy boy, but knows marrying him would put them both on the streets. Edgar: The rich boy that gets what he want, including the girl he wants. Hareton: The poor boy that must suffer the repercussions of his fathers mistakes. So basically all the characters are all so brilliantly portrayed by Bronte that they will always be relatable. There are so many themes in this book it's ridiculous. Revenge, love, family, suffering (physical and emotional), betrayal, forgiveness, etc. This book shows us one heck of a dysfunctional family. They suffer so much, making each other so miserable sometimes and so happy at others. Pretty much everybody betrays and wrongs everybody else. Yet in the end, they end up as a happy family. :))
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