Must We Destroy Societal Concepts Of Class To Progress?

Heathcliff is abused; his only source of love is his dearest Catherine, yet even that love cannot thrive in Heathcliff’s environment. The problem is not that his love is unrequited, but rather that Catherine believes she would fall to ruin if she were to be with Heathcliff “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him---because he's more

Class is likewise an issue. There was a class chain of command in Bronte's England, and this can be found in the novel too. The family of Wuthering Heights appear to be less fortunate than the Lintons at Thrushcross Grange. Despite the fact that she adores him, Catherine won't wed Heathcliff after he has been corrupted, and rather weds into the rich Linton family, bringing on the majority of the real clash in the novel. The Lintons are of a higher class both in light of the fact that they have more cash and don't appear to need to work, and on the grounds that they are better taught.

Catherines and heathcliff's relationship is very complicated. For they love each other but also want a better lifestyle, through all of chapter 7 we can see that catherine values and treasures her relationship with heathcliff while heathcliff is gloomy and sad when catherine is not around. This shows how strong the feeling they have for each other

In Wuthering Heights, the character Heathcliff is quite passionately in love with Catherine Earnshaw/Linton. His love for her overpowers his life, his desire to live comes from her, and his need to get his revenge on her and the those who wronged him. Heathcliff wishes Catherine torment. He wants her to suffer always, but states he cannot live without her, and that she is his soul. Heathcliff’s quote parallels to an earlier chapter in the narrative, when Catherine claimed to Nelly that her and Heathcliff are one in the same.

   "My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff" (81)" These words, uttered by Catherine, in the novel Wuthering Heights are for me the starting point in my investigation into the themes of love and obsession in the novel. Catherine has just told her housekeeper that she has made up her mind to marry Edgar Linton, although she is well aware that her love for him is bound to change as time passes. That she is obsessed by her love for Heathcliff she confirms in the above quotation and by saying that she will never, ever be separated from him. Why does she not marry him then? Well, she has

Destruction constantly surrounds us, as does change; However, destruction can often be caused by the lack of change. Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights focuses on the antagonist, Heathcliff, who is infatuated with a woman named Cathy. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, is a series of letters written by a woman named Celie, who is subject to abuse for most of her life. The refusal to accept change, due to favouring the past will lead to destruction. This can be seen in both Wuthering Heights, and The Color Purple, as both novels use powerful diction, and characters to symbolize the events that the rest of the characters are experiencing.

Catherine is best friends with Heathcliff during their childhood, and makes it apparent that she loves him and knows he loves her. Despite their close bond, Catherine allows social class to get in the way of their love. When she spends time at the Linton’s house, she transforms into a new woman and loses respect for her best friend and lover. The Lintons make an effort to change the ways of Catherine. They find her behavior unnerving and unladylike, prompting them to try to reform her.

When Heathcliff returns three years later, his love for Catherine motivates him to enact revenge upon all those who separated him from her. Since he last saw Catherine, he has “fought through a bitter life”; he “struggled only for [her]” (Brontë 71). Nelly observes a “half-civilized ferocity” in Heathcliff’s brows (Brontë 70); she views him as “an evil beast…waiting his time to spring and destroy” (Brontë 79). Heathcliff’s obsessive love for Catherine becomes a menacing threat. Heathcliff reproaches Catherine because she “treated [him]

The location of the moors between the two houses, reflects the idea of nature vs. nurture. Catherine has been brought up her entire life as being free and living without much of a refined attitude. As the story continues and she meets the Lintons she is nurtured to become rigid in her morals and values. Despite her appearance and outer personality changing, she still remains the one to think about the advantages for her in a situation; for example, she is still a selfish person in choosing Edgar over Heathcliff. Paralleling this, is the situation of Heathcliff who had always been scorned and had learned to develop hatred towards others.

Heathcliff’s unconditional love causes Catherine’s “melancholy” “mental state” because it is overwhelming and she is in love with him but a Victorian society wouldn’t accept their relationship because of the Heathcliff’s very low class, which would result in them being “beggars.” Catherine has “a peculiar expression arising from her mind set” before she tells Heathcliff “you have killed me,” this highlights her “diseased mind” and the suffering it is causing her because she hasn’t died yet but it could be interpreted that she feels as though she has which emphasises her suffering, but also her madness. The “peculiar expression” that Catherine is described to have could be because she was “thinking… of Wuthering Heights.” The “expression” could be interpreted as a smile, which would be “peculiar” to Nelly because she has been depressed living with Edgar, therefore a smile would be unusual; David Punter explains “Gothic reminds us we are driven by our passions” and Catherine’s passion is Heathcliff, which would explain her “expression” when thinking about Wuthering Heights. This idea of Catherine’s thought process in her “diseased mind” emphasises her pain and suffering because she cannot be without Heathcliff, her “soul,” yet she is continuously thinking about him, this is essentially what drives her insane.

To start off with, Catherine was considered to be a higher class of society than Heathcliff because she was part of a wealthy family. While Heathcliff was considered lower class because he was adopted, making him a laborer. This large gap between their social status was a big factor of why their love did not prevail

Society has developed the concept of social classes to classify and categorize people based on many attributes such as their income, reputation and even their appearance. At first, the many ways that society is divided up by can impact the way one’s status quo is formed by in relation to society. Social classes can determine your whole life, but only if you let them rule the decisions that you are destined to make in life. This can lead to the prevalent interactions that occur between people of different statuses in which the individuals that are involved gain a greater comprehension of the society that they live in. Such scenarios take place in the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Another book filled with social classes and social norms is To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is also a superb example. The existence of social classes can alter and affect many areas in your life, such as one’s wealth, physical aspects, and even stature.

Catherine had from the start of the story had a love for Heathcliff. " I

In her statement, Catherine, is describing how strong her love is for Heathcliff. She states that her love will never end. Catherine states that she is one with Heathcliff, for they share the same thoughts and the same mind. This quote shows that the bond of love cannot be broken and will stand the test of time.

Catherine’s death not only depresses an already hopeless Heathcliff but it makes him seek comfort in the search for Catherine’s soul. He begs Catherine’s soul to haunt him instead of leaving him. As Heathcliff gets closer to being reunited with Catherine’s soul, he also gets closer to being reunited with Nature. When Heathcliff digs up Catherine’s grave, his ultimate goal is to be close to Catherine but the act of “[removing] the earth off her coffin lid” returned him to the savagery he had before Catherine left him (289). Bronte uses this moment to recall his pure state when he was attached to nature. Though Heathcliff was reprimanded for “disturbing the dead” (289), this act of savagery is the purest that Heathcliff has been, since he would play in the moors with Catherine. Heathcliff’s need for Catherine is directly parallel to his need for nature though, he doesn’t know it. Heathcliff’s soul can’t survive without Catherine but his body can’t survive without nature. After death his soul, is united with Catherine and his body with nature which brings peace to Heathcliff and the moors.