I’m currently watching the 1992 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. I must have seen this movie about a billion times but even then, it never gets old. The proof that this story never gets old for me is that every time I revisit this story I still find myself getting emotionally involved. I get worked up every time I see Catherine deny Heathcliff despite the fact that he loves her with such a passion that it literally drives him mad. These feelings began to make me think about two other stories in particular that make me feel the same way: Twilight and the Hunger Games. Before I begin I want to say that I am a huge fan of Emily Bronte, and her story Wuthering Heights. I am also A HUGE fan of the Hunger Games and even of the Twilight series. However, I will be criticizing all the books mentioned. The theme I’ll be concentrating on is; main characters that do not appreciate the ones who deeply love them. The stories I have an easier time reading are the ones where the main character- who doesn’t realize a good thing when its right in front of them eventually comes to their senses, and falls in love with the under appreciated character. In the movie “A Walk to Remember” Shane West’s character is rude and under appreciative to Mandy Moore’s character but by the end they fall in love and get married… and that’s an example of a main character coming to their senses. Being that as it may, the thing that Wuthering Heights, Hunger Games, and Twilight all have in common is that the “falling in love” with the under appreciated character …never happens. I am so passionate about these stories that yes, I do literally get upset haha. Kind of crazy I know but this has been a theme that has bugged me for years. I need to get it all out of my system, and vent. Hopefully I can just come to peace with this haha. The Links to the specific book reviews are here: Hunger Games Twilight Series Wuthering Heights
