Similarities and differences of their character.
Similarities:
- Nelly said that they brought sunshine into everyone (volume 2, ch.3)
- Cathy likes to show her independence by controlling on others,
e.g. control over Linton.
Differences:
- Catherine loves Wuthering Heights very much while Cathy think that
Wuthering Heights is just like a prison.
- Nelly tells us that Catherine is violent and mischievous in ( volume 2, ch.3), while in pg. 174, ‘her anger was never fierce’, tells us that Cathy is deep and tender.
Similarities and differences of their attitude towards love.
Similarities:
- Cathy is like her mother with her strong love towards others.
Differneces:
- Catherine’s love more passionate, she loves heathcliff so
much by saying that ‘I am Heathcliff.’, while Cathy's love to Hareton is
more moderate, 'both their minds tending to the same point-one loving
and one desiring to be esteemed'
- For the impact of their love, Catherine’s love is destructive while
Cathy’s love is constructive.
Similarities of their appearance.
- As Heathcliff saw Catherine in Cathy’s eye, this can proved
that Catherine and Cathy have a similar appearance.
To be conclude, the first and second Catherine are not only share the name, but also have the similar characters, attitudes towards love and the appearance. Nevertheless, they still have some differences on specify aspects.