The Intense Complications of Love

The novel I am reading is Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte. The protagonist of the novel is a young orphan boy named Heathcliff. He is brought to Wuthering Heights by Mr. Earnshaw, where he falls in love with Catherine, Mr. Earnshaw's daughter. Her family is very wealthy and since Heathcliff is not, their love is forbidden. He knows that really he cannot be with her but yet he cannot stay away from her either. I think that Heathcliff is someone who is hard to understand. He has to face so much struggle within the family that takes him in. Cathy's brother Hindley despises Heathcliff, but really I think he's jealous of him. Cathy and Heathcliff are so fond of each other, always leaving her brother behind and alone. Heathcliff faces conflict when Cathy's father dies. Hindley becomes the new leader of the house and therefore Heathcliff is left in the rubble. He is thought of as lesser and treated that way as well. He's thought of as dirty and wicked, but he isn't. He's conflicted because he could leave Wuthering Heights but his love for Cathy is so strong that he can't. No matter knowing if she really loves him or not, he believes that she does, and he can't leave her.

I believe that I can relate to Heathcliff. I struggle of letting go of things in my life, just as he does with Cathy. No matter how little chance of him ever being able to be with her, he holds on still. I too hold on even when the smarter or better choice may be to let go. Even if holding on means having to face hardships that could potentially tear me apart.

Forever In My Heart

Dear Papa,
Thank you for helping me so much throughout my life and for all the good memories you've helped me to make. I remember so many of our amazing and heartwarming experiences from when I was a little girl. Walking on Crescent beach every weekend with you is one that I remember vividly. You would always buy me a cotton-candy ice-cream cone, even though mom would say no. When we got back to your house, Grammy would give me gingersnap cookies. Thinking about it, I can taste the sweet ginger that exploded with every bite. I loved that house so much. The back garden was a fantasy land. Running around each bend of the wooden wall between the grass with the little stepping stones and the patio, always made me feel a sense of freedom. The smell of the red and pink roses was unbelievable and their beauty, magnificent. The smell of your house made me feel at home even though I wasn't. A mixture of smoke and gingersnap cookies. Grammy was always making them. You had a little chair of stuffed animals at the corner of your staircase. When you moved into George Derby Centre, I got to have the little bunny. She smells just like your house did. Whenever I breathe in the familiar scent I am reminded of those times when I was younger. I want you to know that I still have her today and I named her Cottontail. Papa I've always admired you. You fought for our country in World War II. You were captured by the German army, but you escaped. You had the courage to fight and risk your life for all of us today. Without you the world wouldn't be what it is now. Over the years you opened my eyes so much to trying new things, and seeing different sides of a story. You taught me right from wrong and sometimes disciplined me, but you were always kind. Papa though you aren't here anymore, I want you to know that I love you so much. I miss you more and more every day. Sometimes I regret not spending enough time with you as I got older. Sometimes I wish that you could see me now and see me grow up. But I have hope that you can, and that you are watching over me and the family. I will never forget our wonderful memories and I will never forget you. I don't know if there is something out there after death but I have hope that there is. I truly appreciate everything that you did for me while you were here. You as well as Grammy were both extremely important to me, and will forever be in my heart. I hope that you are together wherever you are, and I wish you a happy Valentine's day. I love you.

books that are meaningful to me :)

When I was four I loved the Spot books. My parents would read me one every day. I think my favourite thing about them was how they had little flaps that you could open and underneath would be a surprise! I've always loved animals especially dogs and Spot was just so cute. I remember that whenever my parents would come into my room to say goodnight I would ask them to read me Spot, and they always would. It was so meaningful to me because reading those books was a way of bonding with my parents. Even after I had grown out of them, my parents still read to me every night until eventually I started reading to them. Having being read to everyday when I was little helped me to love reading and learn to read at a young age. I could read chapter books by the time I was six. I think that loving the Spot books shows that I developed my love for animals at a young age. One book that I love now is The Host by Stephanie Meyer. The book is about reincarnation of souls. In the novel souls are considered an alien race among the humans who are inferior to them. The souls all have human hosts, some of which try to takeover their soul. The story tells about how one soul goes through her life on Earth having to deal with her human host trying to overcome her. She falls in love with a human boy while her human host is in love with a different boy. The book is meaningful to me because one of the themes is how in our lives we have hard choices we have to make. Sometimes those choices won't benefit us but they may help the ones we love instead. The book helped me to realize that though the choices I've made haven't always helped me, they've helped the people I love. Knowing that makes me feel like everybody has a purpose no matter who they are. The book also is meaningful to me because it shows that even if you are an alien you can fall in love with someone who is different than you. You don't have to be the same race, you can fall in love with anyone. I think that loving this book shows that I am open to different things and a romantic. I love tragic stories that have a happy ending.