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.