Vasantha is pursuing Ph. D in literature at present. Love it means a sort of emotional feeling. It is like hatred, hungry etc. Literature in general, basically structured on the base of love. If we take any literature love and hatred and its consequences are the major theme of any story. It is not only about the love and separation of hero and heroine. It also dealt with the other consequences of it. Love is a universal feeling that keeps human life vibrant.
It is said if you love someone why do you conceal it? Concealment of love and expression of love has been a favourite topic with writers. Sexuality has been a great driving force in human life. The main concern is the expression of these feelings in the above said work. Romantic love takes many forms in Wuthering Heights: the grand passion of Heathcliff and Catherine, the insipid sentimental languishing of Lockwood, the coupleism of Hindley and Frances, the tame indulgence of Edgar, the romantic infatuation of Isabella, the puppy love of Cathy and Linton, and the flirtatious sexual attraction of Cathy and Hareton.
Heathcliff and Catherine share one of the most romantic love stories of all time, yet they do not ever get married and rarely show physical affection one towards another. The novel opens in , a date Q. A new standard for defining a gentleman was money. Money challenges the traditional criteria of breeding and family and the more recent criterion of character. This social-economic reality provides the context for socio-economic readings of this novel.
This is one criteria which makes the love of Catherine and Heathcliff a dark one. Ellen Dean narrates a tale of love, passion, jealousy, and betrayal. Wuthering Heights is the story of a passionate, yet twisted and doomed love affair between Heathcliff and Catherine. Catherine and Heathcliff destroyed each other and those around them with their love. Initially, the estate known as Wuthering Heights was owned by a family known as the Earnshaws, who were considered middle class.
Before departing on a trip to London, Master Earnshaw asks his two children Catherine and Hindley what presents do they want to him bring to them. When Earnshaw returns home, he does not have any presents. Instead, he returns with a filthy, young boy he has named Heathcliff.
Needless to say, Catherine and Hindley are furious and demand their father get rid of the boy. Earnshaw insists that the boy stays. His love towards Heathcliff is a mystery throughout the story. Why he brought Heathcliff to Thrushgross Grange? What connection he had with Heathcliff?
These questions have no answers. Uncaring or unsympathizing parents are shown throughout this story to be an element of destructive relationships. Because Heathcliff gained all the attention from Mr. Earnshaw, Hindley became disassociated from his father. This separation continued until after Mr. Earnshaw had died. Another example is between Hindley and Hareton. Hindley became such a drunk and a gambler that he could not properly care for young Haerton.
This led to a separation between Haerton and his father as well. One primary example of an uncaring parent is shown between Heathcliff and his son Linton. Heathcliff did not even want his son for anything except enacting a part of his revenge. Linton even says,. I dare not tell! The hostility and separation between the father and son in this novel shows that uncaring parents can cause serious damage in relationships with their children.
Heathcliff is destructive to the established order because he has no social or domestic status. He disturbs the establishment because he has no legitimate place within its system. At first, Catherine despised Heathcliff. In time, though, they become quite fond of each other. Hindley, however, hated Heathcliff and never accepted him into the family. Earnshaw is very fond of Heathcliff and makes sure to treat the boy with kindness.
When it becomes evident that Hindley and Heathcliff will never get along, Earnshaw sends Hindley away to school.
During his lifetime, Earnshaw treated Heathcliff as if he were his own son and a member of the family. He mistreats Heathcliff and reduces him to a servant. Angrily, Heathcliff vows to seek revenge one day. Hindley neglected his newborn son and plunged into alcoholism. With his reckless behaviour, he brought disgrace to the Earnshaw family. No one, with the exception of the Linton family, would have anything to do with the Earnshaws. She loves Heathcliff instead, but sees no chance for a secure future with him.
Catherine was too proud to marry Heathcliff; she felt she could not marry Heathcliff because of his low station. Catherine says,. In one breath she is able to declare her love for Heathcliff while simultaneously stating she cannot marry him. She agrees to marry Edgar yet naively thinks this marriage will not affect her relationship with Heathcliff.
Catherine, like most of Victorian society, views marriage as a social contract and not the ultimate commitment between lovers. In her eyes, she and Heathcliff are one; therefore, her marriage to Edgar could not possibly affect the spiritual connection she has with Heathcliff.
In addition to their spiritual connection, a symbolic connection between Catherine and Heathcliff also exists. When Catherine arrives at Thrushcross Grange, she is as much an outsider there as Heathcliff was when he arrived at Wuthering Heights.
Upon their arrivals, both wreak havoc and turmoil on the inhabitants. Although Catherine chooses to marry and live with Edgar, she is out of her element.
Catherine wanted Heathcliff to be something that he was not. She could love Heathcliff if he were more respectable. She agreed to marry Edgar Linton because of what he could offer her. Catherine stated that her feelings for Edgar would never really change. She did not love Edgar, but he offered security, something Heathcliff could not give. Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? Heathcliff believed that Catherine had betrayed him by marrying Edgar Linton.
Poisoned by betrayal and bitterness, Heathcliff lashes out at Catherine and the residents of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. What Catherine says and does not say reveals telling and compelling information about her character. Why does Isabella marry Heathcliff? Does Cathy marry hareton? Cathy and Hareton Fall in Love.
Did Heathcliff kills Isabella's dog? How did Linton Heathcliff die? How did Mr Earnshaw treat Heathcliff? Why does Heathcliff prefer hareton over Linton? Who is Catherine Earnshaw's true love? How old is hareton in Wuthering Heights?
Who are hareton's parents? What is the first name of Miss Earnshaw the story's female lead character? Answer and Explanation:. Where is Wuthering Heights set? Yorkshire moors. Who is Linton in Wuthering Heights? Similar Asks. Popular Asks. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. Previous Next. Hareton Earnshaw Click the character infographic to download. Green Dr. What's Up With the Ending? When he takes care of him, he decides to take revenge at Hindley through his degrading.
Hindley had already mortgaged all his land to Heathcliff, so after his death, Hareton was the owner of the Heights, but already with a lot of debt The Hareton met by Lockwood in the opening chapters is gruff and uncommunicative and he is easily angered or disturbed by Lockwood's misunderstanding of the household relationships.
Hareton is almost a mirror image of the younger Heathcliff. Instead of growing to hate the man who degrades and deprives him, he loves him, defends him, and laments his death.
Hareton understands Heathcliff, because his own experience has allowed him to view the world from Heathcliff's position. Hareton in the end shows the power of love and kindness and defeats hate and vengeance.
Heathcliff teaches him to swear, does not educate him properly and treats him like a servant. Still Hareton likes him , probably because Heathcliff does not hurt him like Hindley did. Hareton is brought up like a servant, so therefore he is used to being dominated by his first master Heathcliff.
He only accepts Cathy as his second master, because he loves her. When Hareton loves someone, he agrees to being dominated by this person. Cathy is the daughter of Edgar and Catherine, who dies at her birth. She grows up isolated at Thrushcross Grange, almost never leaving the estate as a child.
While Hareton is deprived of everything but affection, Cathy is deprived of nothing, even spoiled. Her spirit was high, though not rough, and qualified by a heart, sensitive and lively to excess in its affections.
Although her father does not allow her to leave the Grange, she is very curious about the outside world and constantly asks about it.
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