Emily Bronte was born in Thorton, Yorkshire, in 1918. Wuthering Heights was
Bronte's only book; however, she died in 1848 and never knew of the book's
success. It is said by many to be the finest novel in the English language. Just
before she dies, Catherine Earnshaw gives birth to a beautiful baby girl named
Cathy. After Catherine married Edgar, heathcliff becomes jealous and marries
Edgar's sister, Isabella. Isabella then gives birth to Heathcliff's son Linton.
Wuthering Heights, by Wmily Bronte, is a novel full of contrast between
Catherine and Cathy and Heathcliff and Linton. While Cathy is growing up, the
reader begins t see the contrast between cathy and her mother. Catherine is a
typical Earnshaw, having dark hair, and dark eyes. While her daughter's
characteristics are the exact opposite. Cathy has blonde hair, fair skin, and
irrestibly brilliant eyes. Catherine and Cathy is emotional aspects also
contrast a great deal. Young Cathy's emotions are calm, while her mother's rage,
and are as unpredictable as a storm. Catherine's emotions are so passionate that
she is unable to control them. To the point of causing her own death. Before she
dies, she says that she wants both Heathcliff and Edgar to suffer-Edgar, because
he never understood heraffection for Heathcliff; and Heathcliff, because he
never understood why she married Edgar. Cathy has a mind of her own and some of
Catherine's willfullness. She is also capable of great sympathy towards Linton,
whom she marries and finally Hareton Earnshaw. Heathcliff is a strange mix-ture
of the refined and incouth; slovently, yet dresses and acts like a g gentleman.
While being dark with the look of a gypsy, he is quite handsome. His son, linton
resembles his mother, Isabella, as he is blonde, pretty, feeble, adn effeminate.
It is ironic thtat Heathcliff's son should be so weak and sickly that he dies at
the age of seventeen. Although Heathcliff is his father, Linton displays none of
Heathcliff's characteristics. Heathcliff is a character full of brutality.
Heathcliff shows this brutality on several occasions. The most graphic occasion
is after Catherine's funeral, when Hindley threatens him with a knife. This
confrontation ends up with Heathcliff kicking and pounding Hindley's head into
the floor. Linton has his father's capability for violent temper, but not
phsical strength. Linton shows his each of phyiscal strength when Hareton throws
him and Catherine out of the room. Linton becomes furious saying he would kill
Hareton. This brought on a coughing fit in which blood gushed from Linton's
mouth, causing him to fall to the floor.