Well I am starting to become impressed with the plot of the story because tings are starting to get intense. Before I comment on my pages let me say something to you Rafa......
All the questions and doubts you are having are answered in the following chapters. Some of the questions you make are foreshadows of what will happen next. The last name confusion Linton Earnshaw and Heathcliff is clearly explained around chapter 10. By these chapters the summary on the back of the book will start to make sense. Heathcliff is in the Earnshaw family because on one of Mr. Earnshaw's trips to Europe, in Liverpool he saw Heatchliff alone in the streets and decided to adopt him. That's why he is neglected by the rest of the family. I think it's better for you to answer your questions on your own by reading a little further in the book or else I will spoil the interesting parts for you.
Rodrigo, I found really interesting the points you made on your post. The idea of explaining the characters with metaphors and simile's was something I saw but didn't take real notice of. If you read a little more you will notice how even more similar this realistic novel is to the brazilian one's because then the real drama will start to be revealed and a romance(as in couple) will become troublesome like in Primo BasÃlio.
Going back to the pages, I find it interesting how lots of events have been happening in one chapter. In the pages I have read Catherine has gotten really sick with a high fever, Heatchliff has run away, Catherine has gotten healthier and married Linton, the Lintons(parents) have died and left Isabella with her brother, and Heathcliff appeared once again. In three chapters three years have passed. This makes me wonder for how long will Bronte have a reasonable and logical story to tell??
Now I am interested in the story because it has become more exciting with the drama of Catherine marrying Linton but still loving Heathcliff and suddenly he appears to make things even more difficult. Only one thing I have to question is what has happened to Isabella??Did Heathcliff kiss her or had any type of relationship with her??and if yes was it something he and Catherine had planned in order to get closer without Linton noticing??
I think now I understand why Bronte has two narrators. Nelly is the narrator for the past events and Mr Lockwood is the narrator for the present. Whenever Bronte wants to shift to the present Lockwood speaks, and when trying to explain the past Nelly narrates.
I think no one will be able to answer my questions because I am far ahead, so I might as well just read further to discover the truth about Wuthering Heights!!!
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You've really made a great improvement in your understanding of the novel! I appreciate your connection to Primo Brasiliero in the fact that you can begin to see that these kind of stories were very common, across cultural boundries. Just a factual matter: Liverpool is in England, not on the European continent. It is the city where the Beatles came from.
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