Why is Catherine attracted to Heathcliff in chapters 4,5,6&7?

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Why is Catherine attracted to Heathcliff in chapters 4,5,6&7?

It is generally hard to understand why Catherine was so attracted to Heathcliff and grew to love him as the story progressed. Why Heathcliff was attracted to Catherine is a much easier analysis as she was extremely pretty, described as the "lightest foot in the parish", and was wealthy and from a good family. Of course, Heathcliff's affection for her was much deeper than that. After all, Isabella Linton was all these things and yet he never loved her. But for Catherine it is much harder to see why her affection, let alone attraction, for Heathcliff started.

To understand Catherine's attraction to Heathcliff almost immediately after the boy was introduced into the family, we first have to understand how Catherine would amuse herself before Heathcliff's arrival. We can imagine she must have been quite lonely as Hindley, her brother, was considerably older than her and probably not very willing to endure her childish games. Even Nelly, the daughter of her nurse, was more Hindley's playmate than Catherine's, as they were closer in age. Therefore when Heathcliff was introduced into the house, she realized that she would finally have