Hot or Not:: Heathcliff

The hotness of Heathcliff has long been debated in my head; or rather about three years ago, when I first read the book and believed in Heathcliff's hotness. Having very recently reread the book, I have had to reconsider my position.

Wuthering Heights is primarily a story about humanity gone wrong on a small scale, or rather why a couple of asshole hicks can ruin the lives of those around them quite easily when you're stuck in the middle of nowhere. It is important to remember that the north of England is frequently thought of as the southern United States. Sure, there's culture, but there's also a lot of backwater nonsense you don't want to get involved in.

Most people that I've spoken with about the book claim that it's too dark. And yes, it is dark. But it's essentially about the depths of human love and passion, and what happens when those feelings befall the less ethically inclined. But just because their ethics were questionable doesn't mean those passions were any less real or worthwhile.

Granted, it did seem to have a fair amount of racism or whatever in it. Heathcliff is 'dark', which is half of why people are rude to him. But it was always interesting that the couple representing hope for the future, Catherine and Hareton, conveniently lacked any of Heathcliff's genetic material. Heatcliff died out with his weak loser son Linton. I don't know what that's supposed to mean, but I doubt it's nice.

More to come on that book...

Intro/Hedonette 101

So basically, it goes down like this. Someday soon, I will leave. In the meantime, I have my hobbies to keep me company - said hobbies being reading, alcohol, food, and pop culture. All things that give pleasure, or all things that should give pleasure but don't, and why they failed. First topics will include Wuthering Heights, Batman Begins, bourbon and cold medicine. (Thanks, high schoolers!)