Heathcliff and His Importance in The Novel "Wuthering Height
In every country of the world there are places without compare. Ignorant of the events of the world, these secluded areas life continues on it's daily routine. Within the confines of these communities there are unstable elements that are often hidden from the outsider. Delving deeper into the histories of these places, one can only draw the most ugly memories to the surface, while securing the beautiful against the morbid impressions one receives. In the novel, "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bront¸, the main character Heathcliff, who is more creature than man, has been tortured beyond comprehension, from his only friend and soul-mate to everyone else that views him as he truly is, an animal. Nobody decides their own place in the world, it is seen as an enforced bondage to oneself. An imprisonment of the soul, locking away all freedom and blaming it on fate, destiny and God's Will, finally eroding into nothing because of the decrepit state of mind. As Heathcliff comes to terms with his niche at the bottom, he has yet to realize the pain and torment ahead of him, forever cursed by his appearance. Cursed yet again by an act of kindness, Mr.Earnshaw has misguidedly given Heathcliff into the hands of his torturers. Heathcliff has n
While the narrator begins to delve deeper into the story of Wuthering Heights, one begins to see the generations pass and the characters change, mainly Heathcliff and Catherine, both of whom are hard to recognize from past affiliations. Catherine who has enjoyed the "sophisticated" life, "feted like a queen". While Heathcliff's existance is a dismal sight, reverting to the child that came to Wuthering Heights; "a dirty, ragged" "gypsy-child". As Heathcliff's degeneration continues, his "vindictive" nature begins to surface; "I'm trying to decide how I shall pay Hindley back". Instilling a sense of dread into the reader, the author implies that Heathcliff is going to commit an atrocious act against Hindley. As time continues memory dims, except Heathcliff's. His entire existence becomes dedicated to "pay Hindley back" for the injustice and suffering he has caused, both the physical and emotional "agony". As Heathcliff deteriorates, Cathy and Hareton slip farther out of his grasp. Unable to find the will to destroy the couple, his mental anguish drives him to see a part of Catherine in everything; "I am surrounded by her image". Losing himself, piece by piece his mind joins while he fights to "hold [his] right; [his] degradation, [his] pride, [his] happiness and [his] anguish" from falling away too. The death of Heathcliff conclude his oppression of Wuthering Heights, finally releasing his dark perversion of a soul to where it belongs, forever on the moors with Catherine. Time passes and the tormented Heathcliff conti
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