Analysis of Catherine's Character in Emily Bronte's novel - Wuthering Heights.

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Analysis of Catherine’s Character

Catherine is a very complex character in Emily Bronte’s novel – Wuthering Heights. We first meet her in the beginning paragraphs of the novel at first she appears a innocent child who loves the outdoors however later on when she is introduced to the Linton’s this all changes she becomes greedy materialistic and two faced. She makes another change just before and after she married Edgar Linton. She became very fragile but also very violent. Before she died she made a final change to being very envious however throughout all her life she always remained loyal to Heathcliff and always loved Heathcliff

Catherine and Heathcliff’s relationship wasn’t started off very well however once they were able to get to know each other they became great friends “…Catherine was much to fond of Heathcliff” Even after the Christmas Catherine spent with the Linton’s she was still good friends with him. She was such a good friend she risked creeping along a roof to be able to reach him. There friendship was so great it could be called love. Their love still continued into Catherine’s and Edgar’s marriage on which she said this about Heathcliff, “if all else perished and he remained I should still continue to be.” I believe that the skill of Pathetic Fallacy was used to describe Catherine and Heathcliff’s relationship as the house, Wuthering Heights itself. Wuthering Heights is rough, cold solid as was the relationship of Catherine and Heathcliff. “There younger relationship as friends was solid and wild whilst there relationships as adults and on the moors was rough and cold. This proves that her one tribute throughout her whole life was her love for Heathcliff. The more dark side of her character began to expose itself after the 5weeks she spent at the Linton’s in Thrushcross Grange

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Catherine once a rough and wild girl spending her time playing on the moors now had changed. When she arrived home around Christmas time she had changed completely. Catherine was now wearing glamorous clothes, a silk frock with brilliant white trousers. Catherine manner had changed she was polite and what was known as Ladylike. She now didn’t run to where she needed to go as before, she rode on horse back. With all these beautiful luxuries is no wonder why she had started to grow fond of these items, she had started to become materialistic. Her opinions on Heathcliff ...

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