Wuthering Height

Title: Wuthering Heights

Author: Emily Bronte



This book was kind of a scary book which ends with happy ending. I could not think of any ghosts in this story but the ghosts appeared.



Mr.Rock Wood asked Mr. Heathcliff to stay in a mansion of Wuthering Height. Mr.Lockwood feels bad due to Mr.Heathcliff's attitude against him. In that night, Mr.Lockwood meets a ghost in his room. When Mr.Lockwood told this to Mr.Heathcliff, he cried and cried over the night.

Heathcliff was a guy who was adopted from Liverpool to the wuthering height. Heathcliff was named after his step father's dead son. Heathcliff gained the total love from his step father. That was why Hindely, the origianl(?) real(?) not immitation (?) son of Mr.Earnshow, the owner of the wuthring height, hated Heathcliff. When Earnshow dies, Hindely treat Heathcliff as a servant and slave.

Heathcliff runs away from the wuthering height and comeback as a millionaire and make Hindely's life as a begger by gambling. Hindely dies. Heathcliff marries to Esabella to destroy her life. Heathcliff's real lover was Catherine who was dead already. ~~~~ Heathcliff revenges on every people related to Hindely and his family.

This was Heathcliff's life. Mr.Rockwood leaves the wuthering height. Few years later, when Mr.Rockwood came back, it was no longer a cold, devilish house anymore. Heathcliff was dead and his inheritants received the house and made it as beatiful, flower ful(?) house.

My Brother Sam Is Dead

Title: My Brother Sam IS dead

Author: James Lincoln Collier

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Christopher Collier

............ what an unattractive title....I thought this book would be very boring. However, from the first page..!!!! What a Great book!!! This book is about United State of America versus Great Britain during the battle for independance of Americans. Tim, Sam and their parents were running a tavern. AND THE STORY STARTS...One day in Redding....

Sam, who was a patriot, enlisted to the rebel army. The parents disagree with it but he already did it. Sam stole his father's gun and ran away. Tim knew where Sam was staying. When the rebel army came and demanded for the gun, Tim ran to Sam's hut and stole it back. However, Tim was ceased by Sam. When Tim came back, he found out his parents were spared. One day, Sam disappeared. He was in army of America. He called the British army as Robsters as their army uniforms were in red.

Time had passed. One day, Tim's neighbor asked Tim and his father to deliver a message to a person of another town. They reject at the first time, however, they do it as Tim wanted. In the forest, two men met 3 cowboys. They were such evil people, they treated Tim and his father with guns. During their way back to tavern, Tim and his father were separated for a moment, during that period, Tim's father is kidnapped. Tim uses his bright brain to trick them and avoid from being kidnappd.

Later, the family found out their father is dead in a British ship. Tim, now the owner of the tavern met his brother again. Sam told Tim to kill their cow and hide the meat to avoid them from being stolen by the rebel army. However, Tim hesitant. Eventually, two cattle thefts came and tried to steal the cow. When Sam tried to stop them, the two men told lie to the commander of army that Sam tried to steal the cow. The commander decided to show example to the others. He decided to kill Sam publically. Tim tried to save his brother but he could not make it. Finally, Tim's brother Sam is dead.

I thought Sam would die in the battle as a hero because that was what he wanted. However, he died in no honor. I think this book is one of the most vain story I have ever read.

Young Goodman Brown

Title: Young Goodman Brown
Author: Nathathaniel Hawthrone

Goodman?? Look at the book cover. I might not think of something related to good things. The book cover looks devilish and hellish. Yeah, the story is about devil and Black Mass.

There was Goodman Brown in a town of America. Goodman and his wife, Faith, were the puritans. They had strong belief in Puritan. One day, Goodman was going for an errand an unknown task. Faith, can refer as Goodman's wife and the word faith itself, tried to stop Goodman from going for the journey. When Goodman was turning a corner, he sees this wife is staring at him and scolds himself. Later in the forest, he meets a devil who looks just like from Goodman's grandfather. Goodman tried to endure the devil's wicked whispering. When he said that his ancestors would not do such thing as he was doing, the devil tells him that he knows his grand father, father and mother. Goodman follows the devil. He thinks of his church people and walks away from the devil. However, he meets his church people, even the saint, in the forest. They were going for the Black Mass. They told Goodman that there was a girl joining to the Black Mass. Goodman do not care and takes one step forward. Just then, he listens to Faith's voice. "My Faith is gone..." and just then every thing disappears. The people, the Black Mass area. He was standing alone in the middle of the forest. When he came back to he villiage, he was completely different person. He did not trust any body, even his wife. He lives sorrow and lonely life for rest of his life.

This story was very interesting due to the names. "My Faith is gone..." in this sentence, the readers can find out two different meanings. Firstly, as Faith was going to the Black Mass, Goodman say "My wife is gone" however, in different meaning "My belief is gone"

The land lady

Title: The land lady
Author: Ronald Dahl

This story also a story of Ronald Dahl. After reading "The hitch hiker", I wished a twist at the end of the story. I was happy to see the twist in the story. As the characters were well described, I could easily imagin the appearence and the charateristics of the characters.

Billy Weaver was traveling through the street. He asked a person walking near him for reconmmendation for an inn. While he was finding a recommanded inn called "Dragon and Bell" he was attracted to an inn. From the start of the story, author tried to show the weirdness of the land lady. For example, right after Billy pressed the bell, the land lady opened the door. Also the author mentioned that she was "Extremely Nice". It is quiet strange to see someone behave something extremely. When Billy see the attendance, he recognizes some of the names. He finds out they were killed by the land lady. The twist of the story is... when Billy asked if there were any other people came here around 2 or 3 years, the land lady said" No my dear" and thought 'Only You~~'

I love Mr.Dahl's story plots and his description people. The best writer is Mr.Dahl!! 'Only you'

The Hitch Hiker

Title: The Hitch Hiker
Author: Ronald Dahl

This story became one of my favorite short stories. This story is quiet twisty and ends with unexpected ending. The plot overview was interesting and the characterization was well descirbed. Also it was quiet amazing to realize that the whole story was taken in a small area, car.

One day, a writer and his hitch hiker drove to London. Hitch Hiker told the writer to drive fast to test the car's maximum speed. However, while they were driving, they are caught by a police.

After the police got writer's driver license, the police told the writer that he will be going to a prison. When the police is gone, they drive and drive. While they were driving toward London, the hitch hiker shows his ability to stealing things to the writer. When the writer ask the hitch hiker that whether he is afraid a bit or not, the hitch hiker shows the polices black note, which contains the writer's address and the hitch hiker's address. He also stole the license back! At the end, both of them are happy and the story ends with happy ending.

When the hitch hiker was showing skills of "finger smith", I thought the hitch hiker would harm the writer. However, actually he was a good man (may be a bad man in public) who helped the writer and do not steal from poor people.