The Sinusoidal Nature Of Generations

Since its publication, Wuthering Heights has intrigued its readers; a love story gone wrong, twisted by vengeance and heartbreak. Many important factors of the novel are displayed in the portion of the novel narrated by Ellen. The passage in Wuthering Heights in which Catherine Linton’s funeral is described is vital in explaining important relationships in the novel, particularly the relationship between Heathcliff and Edgar Linton.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is a wild, twisted, passionate, and tragic love story between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. The book has many similarities and differences with the elements of fairy tales. These elements also reflects on the way Emily Bronte has been brought up due to her surroundings and family. Most fairy tales usually ends with a happy ending where the prince and princess live happily ever after, however this one has a much more dark and vengeful taste.

Throughout the novel Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff’s actions serve as a backlash against the class culture that made Catherine reject him. His manipulative actions to acquire Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights reflect that internal frustration. Early in the novel, Catherine’s relationship with Heathcliff becomes tenuous after she visits Thrushcross Grange and experiences the posh culture of the Linton family. Catherine’s transformation into a proper lady and her growing awareness of class culture ultimately lead her to believe that “it would degrade [her] to marry Heathcliff” (Brontë 81). Indeed, Catherine’s choice to marry Edgar illustrates how wealth and power can trump true love, a notion that tragically divides Heathcliff and Catherine throughout the novel. Even when Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights with a newfound wealth and appearance, he is unable to overcome his orphan heritage and win Catherine back. As a result, Heathcliff channels his frustration into a plot of revenge against the Linton household, telling Catherine that “I meditated this plan–just to have one glimpse of your face, a stare of surprise, perhaps, and pretended pleasure” (Brontë 97). Heathcliff’s loathing of the class system motivates him to systematically take over and destroy all that has separated him from Catherine. His acquisition of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange is an act to prove to Catherine – and to

Young Cathy not only disobeys her father, Edgar, and runs away to Wuthering Heights, but she is also displays as a strong woman who is able to make her own decisions. When she ran off to Wuthering Heights another love triangle in the novel was formed. Young Cathy ended up falling in love with Hareton but ended up deciding to marry Linton even though she knew she did not love him. Her decision was based mainly on Heathcliff revenge since he was holding her hostage while her father, Edgar, was sick and dying. This is when she said “'I'll marry him within this hour, if I may go to Thrushcross Grange afterward” (Bronte, Emily, pg. 251). When young Cathy made this decision to marry Linton she showed her intelligence by finding a way to go see her father and displayed her willpower and strength by marrying someone she knew she would never truly

Wuthering Heights, a novel written by Emily Brontë is a passionate story of the intense love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Written in the Victorian Era where social class played a major role in determining one’s position in society, Brontë utilizes mirroring characters to illustrate the parallelism of multiple characters to present the idea that one’s identity and the choices they make mirror their social standing.

In the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Heathcliff has taken it upon himself to seek revenge against anyone who mistreated him. While doing so, his cruel acts lead to the demise of the first generations of Earnshaws, the family who adopts him. Although his animosity is aimed to one it becomes out of control, it spreads to everyone like a disease of cruelty and heartbreak. Unfortunately a bitter childhood and betrayal of the heart turns a kind soul into an evil sour man searching for vengeance. The avengement of Heathcliff brings on the rage and corruption to the Earnshaw – Linton families tearing through the first generation.

By manipulating Hindley’s son, Hareton’s morals at such a young age, he reflects such a diabolical and poor-tempered personality. Heathcliff forces Hareton to labor outside as Hindley ordered Heathcliff, trying to balance punishments (Bronte 195). Hareton’s rude behavior ruins his chances of making friends, which affects Heathcliff, who dies a guilty man. His unjust morals cause him stress, for he himself sets up the disaster of his life. After living his whole life with his mother, “[Heathcliff] has [sent Joseph] for his lad,” to gain the prospective property of Thrushcross Grange (Bronte 202). Forcing Linton and Cathy together to obtain the land causes major issues within the walls of Wuthering Heights, casting a negative energy over the whole house. Heathcliff’s plans to gain success through vengeance creates an awful situation in the home for Heathcliff himself, Cathy, Linton, and everyone else at Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff’s attempts to revenge the heirs of those who wrong him causes chaos, ruining everyone’s happiness and sanity who live at Wuthering

Heathcliff was brought to wuthering heights by Mr. Earnshaw at a young age. Heathcliff has the portrayal of being of a lower class than the Earnshaws, thus Catherine is instructed to stay away from Heathcliff. However, Catherine and Heathcliff become inseparable. Catherine becomes

“But poor Hareton, the most wronged, was the only one who truly suffered,” (page 315 in Wuthering Heights) Nelly Dean states as her reaction to Heathcliff’s demise, showing that Hareton was able to show sympathy for Heathcliff when he died. It is not until the ending that the story of Hareton finally gets the prize he truly deserved. Heathcliff’s death symbolizes Hareton’s liberty and he eventually is able to chase his love for younger Cathy. Cathy and Hareton are the only characters that aren’t affected by vengeance, selfishness, arrogance, and intense desire. The only happy ever after Wuthering Heights had was their marriage and Hareton triumphs with true romantic redemption. Not only is Hareton’s freeing from sin the righteous and most harmless, but it is a representation for what Catherine and Heathcliff could have had. Heathcliff’s story begins through heartache and arrogance, it is carried out by vengeance, and concludes with himself cruelly gaining power in the wrong cunning ways. It is because of his pain and suffer that Heathcliff creates

Nelly worked at Wuthering Heights for the owner, Mr. Earnshaw, and his family. One day Mr. Earnshaw leaves for Liverpool and comes back with an orphaned boy. Catherine and Hindley – the two Earnshaw children, can not stand

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is considered a masterpiece today, however when it was first published, it received negative criticism for its passionate nature. Critics have studied the novel from every analytical angle, yet it remains one of the most haunting love stories of all time. “Wuthering Heights is not a comfortable book; it invites admiration rather than love,” (Stoneman 1). The novel contains several different levels that force readers to ponder the text. It allows for individual interpretations of the novel. This makes the novel such a popular book to read. Wuthering Heights is a Gothic

The gothic and often disturbing Wuthering Heights is Emily Bronte’s classic novel that contains undeniably powerful writing that created her timeless love story. Andrea Arnold transformed her masterpiece into a cinematic rendition to recreate the wild and passionate story of the deep and destructive love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff.

     In "Wuthering Heights," we see tragedies follow one by one, most of which are focused around Heathcliff, the antihero of the novel. After the troubled childhood Heathcliff goes through, he becomes embittered towards the world and loses interest in everything but Catherine Earnshaw –his childhood sweetheart whom he had instantly fallen in love with.—and revenge upon anyone who had tried to keep them apart.

Emily Brontë uses many motifs in Wuthering Heights. One of the main recurring ideas in the novel is doubles, as seen with Catherine and Young Catherine. Catherine, Young Catherine’s mother, and Young Catherine’s story in the novel are extremely similar. Not only do they share a name and physical characteristics, but their love lives are similar as well. Catherine falls deeply in love with Heathcliff; however, in the end she did not marry him because of his low social status. Heathcliff was not as financially stable as Edgar Linton, whom she did marry. Young Catherine also loved a man, Hareton, who Young Catherine considered to be beneath her because of his illiteracy. However, Young Catherine overlooks Hareton’s flaws and their marriage on New Year’s Day concludes the cycle of conflict between Edgar, Catherine, and Heathcliff. Brontë repeats the love stories to establish symmetry in the book.

The unraveling of Heathcliff's revenge forms the falling action. He lures the young Cathy, the daughter of Catherine and Edgar, to his house and forces a marriage between her and his son, Linton. Since Linton is a sickly young man, Heathcliff knows he will soon die, putting Heathcliff in a place to control both Thrush cross Grange and Wuthering Heights. After Linton's death, he forces Cathy to stay on at the Heights, a situation that allows affection to spring forth between her and Hareton. She does her best to educate him and eventually falls in love with him. Heathcliff's desire for revenge eventually wears out, and he allows Cathy and Hareton to pursue their relationship. All Heathcliff longs for now is death, which will at last reunite him with.