Catherine and Linton

While I was reading Wuthering Heights I was wonder whatever happened to the unrequited love. In the beginning it was obvious that the unrequited love was between Catherine and Heathcliff. They both were unable to bet with each other because of their social class. Now that Catherine is dead and Heathcliff is divorced from Isabella, I’m not sure whom love I should focused on.

            “Catherine Jr” is now 13 because Edgar will not allow her to enter Wuthering Heights she isn’t aware of the land across from her home. While she was in the care Nelly, Catherine manages to escape to Wuthering Heights where she meets Hareton. At this point I thought “isn’t this romantic” but then I realized that they were cousins, then I thought “god I hope they don’t hook up”. The two enjoyed themselves through the day till Nelly catches up with Catherine and manages to return her back home. Edgar returns with Linton. He is described to be pale, weak, whiny, which is odd because that is the opposite of how Heathcliff looked at a young age. Heathcliff hears of his son return and wishes for him to live in Wuthering Heights instead.

            The next day Nelly is ordered to bring Linton to Wuthering Heights. When introduced to his son, Heathcliff doesn’t seem too happy to see him. I’m still confused about why Heathcliff is so cold, maybe Catherine really is haunting him.

            3 years later, Catherine had the chance to chat with Hareton and Heathcliff. She doesn’t seem to remember Hareton since he changed so much in the past years. Heathcliff invites Catherine to his home and she accepts. There she meet Linton again, but doesn’t recognizes him. Again Edgar forbids Catherine from entering Wuthering Heights again, but she can’t help but write Linton. Why did she choose to write to Linton instead of Hareton? And again Nelly and Edgar find out and force her to stop. Now I’m starting to think that the unrequited love is between Catherine and Linton.

chapter 11-16

Where we last left off, Heathcliff has somehow obtained great wealth, similar to the Great Gatsby. The reader may now begin to think that because Heathcliff is wealthy, he will be able to win Catherine back and everything will end happily ever after. Sadly as we later find out there isn’t much of a happy ending.

Back in chapter 10, Heathcliff has obtained Isabella’s attention. Later, in chapter 11, Heathcliff was seen holding Isabella. This somewhat confused me. I thought Heathcliff was in love with Catherine, wasn’t his goal to win her back. So why was he seen with Isabella. Adding on to Heathcliff’s drama between two women, the tension between him and Edgar is growing. In one scene Edgar asked Catherine to choose between him and Heathcliff. Catherine replies by locking herself in a room, which reminds me of how Lockwood locked himself. As you may have guessed, Catherine becomes sick and hysterical.

Skip over to chapter 13, we learn that Catherine is pregnant and that Heathcliff and Isabella are married. I first thought that it’s obviously Heathcliff’s child, but there can be a possibility that it belongs to Edgar. I’m still very confused about Heathcliff’s feelings toward Isabella, did he just completely forgot about Catherine. Apparently he hasn’t as we learn that he’s using Isabella to punish Edgar.

Catherine gives birth to young Catherine two months prematurely in chapter 16, but dies in the process. After the funeral, Isabella arrives looking for help. The conflict between Hindley and Heathcliff has become violent and Isabella left to London, where she gives birth to Heathcliff’s son, Linton. As Nelly returns to Wuthering Heights, she learns that Hindley is dead and Heathcliff is the new owner of Wuthering Heights.