Category: Reflections

  • 3 Lessons on Toxic Love from Wuthering Heights

    3 Lessons on Toxic Love from Wuthering Heights

    Analysing Wuthering Heights is like taking a 101 crash course on love counselling and psychology (can I get an amen from my English majors). Catherine and Heathcliff are without a doubt synonymous with ‘toxic behaviour,’ ‘childhood trauma,’ ‘poor communication skills,’ ’emotional abuse’ and ‘manipulation.’ Sheesh…that was the most depressingly packed sentence I’ve ever written. The…

  • Persuasion (2022): Watch the Movie At Your Own Peril

    Curtesy of being an English major, I’ve just completed Jane Austen’s Persuasion and felt curious to see the 2022 film adaption. Verdict? Hmm, chick-flick worthy without a doubt. We all love a good fourth-wall breaking, so check for cinematography. But I think we need to ask ourselves if director, Carrie Cracknell drove too far with…