Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange are very different houses. Compare them and the people who live in them.

   Thrushcross Grange is a completely different story though.  The parents care a lot for their children, but this could be attributed to the fact that the two children are very spoilt, and always want more, whereas the children of Wuthering Heights, although they don't get a lot, take it without asking for more, or moaning about what they have got.

   The two families are linked together through one night, when Skulker, the dog of Thrushcross Grange, bit Cathy's ankle, and refused to let go until Heathcliff stuck a stone done the dog's throat.  This violence hints at what Heathcliff might turn out to be like as an adult.  This left Cathy to be taken into the Grange to be taken care of by the family.  When she does return to the Height's, just before Christmas, the effect that the Linton families lifestyle has definitely rubbed off on Cathy (now to be referred to as Catherine).  During her time with her injury, Catherine has been transformed into a lady, which is completely different to what she was before the incident.  In her absence however, Heathcliff has been degraded beyond repair.  He was not allowed to eat with the two families at the Christmas meal, which annoyed him.  After Edgar provoked him, Heathcliff threw hot sauce (possibly apple sauce) over Edgar, which upset Catherine a lot, as she probably wanted the two to get along as friends.  The two different families are united even more when Edgar marries Catherine, although this love is not true love, and is merely a way for Catherine to get access to Edgar's money, hence why they did marry.  Her reason to use the money was to help Heathcliff move up the social ladder, possibly to a point where she would marry him.

   Once Edgar and Catherine are married, everyone is at peace for a while.  This is interrupted however by the return of Heathcliff.    His return not only causes havoc to the relationship between Edgar and Catherine, to the point where Edgar and Heathcliff are involved in a physical altercation, but also to an extent the relationship shared between Catherine and Isabella, as well as Edgar and his sister.  Upon the return of Heathcliff, Isabella takes a fancy to him, but Catherine puts her down with insults at every opportunity, somewhat belittling her, which shows a difference between the two families.  Eventually, Heathcliff and Isabella do marry, although this is only so that Heathcliff can secure her inheritance.  From the two marriages, we see Catherine and Heathcliff marrying for greed, which is different to how they were brought up at childhood, but similar to how the Linton's were brought up like at childhood.  Heathcliff, however, really wants Catherine for his wife, a feeling shared by Catherine.  They have a secret relationship which eventually causes Catherine's breakdown, and could be looked up as the reason for her young death.  It can also be looked at as a reason as to how Heathcliff is affected near the end of this novel.

   Near the end of the story, a lot of things change from what they were.  Heathcliff still has an affection for the now long deceased Catherine, and he is starting to see her ghost.  These sightings from Heathcliff make him want to die, as he wants to go his vision of heaven, which would be to be alone with Catherine, at peace.  Heathcliff becomes a bit mentally unstable, where he develops erratic eating patterns, and he often goes on walks, which we can assume could be walks of quiet reflection, or times where he “talks” to Catherine.  Eventually, Heathcliff does pass away, and in a way we can feel happy for him, because by dying, he has reached what he views to be heaven, being a life of peace and happiness with Catherine Earnshaw.  The death of Heathcliff also seems to leave a more positive feel on the inhabitants of the Grange at the time, as Catherine Linton (who married Hareton to become Catherine Heathcliff), who was at the time a very moody person, all of a sudden becomes a happier person, which suggests that perhaps Heathcliff was keeping her down, so his death benefits more than one person.

   The end of a story gives us a small reflection.  Edgar Linton, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff are all buried together.  Catherine's tombstone is worn out due to how long she had been dead for, whereas Edgar Linton's was being swallowed by grass.  By contrast, the newer tombstone of Heathcliff, only had the name Heathcliff on it, as no one knew his date of birth or proper surname.  This quiet scene of peace and tranquillity brings an end to three lives which were so filled with passion, and heartbreak, along with fights, arguments and family destruction.  Emily Brontë also combines the two sceneries of the Grange and the Heights effectively in the burial spot.  It has the tranquil atmosphere that occupied Thrushcross Grange at the start of the story, while it still kept the wild, unkempt surroundings of Wuthering Heights.