From Heathcliff's arrival to Wuthering Heights to his departure, he and Cathy’s bond progressed in a way that is truly extraordinary. Being …show more content…
This is a clearcut example of the social class difference between Heathcliff and Cathy. Hindley condescendingly tells Heathcliff that he “may come and wish Miss Catherine welcome, like the other servants” (Bronte 42). What is agitating about this notion and Heathcliff’s whole life overall, is that from the start Hindley has been contempt towards Heathcliff for their entire duration of knowing each other. Even though Hindley is well aware of Heathcliff and Cathy’s close relationship, he still forces Heathcliff into an isolated position of feeling like he is not good enough to even communicate with Cathy unless permitted to. To take away the one person an individual cares for and attempt to weaken the bond they share by stripping away that individual's dignity is a cruel and selfish thing to do. Though of course Cathy does not pay attention to that at first and tries goes about their normal routine, Heathcliff has lost confidence in himself and in his and Cathy’s relationship. Even though Cathy did not fully understand the extent of their differences before, she came to know it when it came time for her to be married off to another man. Edgar has just asked Cathy