Usually, when a love story comes to mind, one may think of it as the usual stereotypical romance; both the lovers say “I Love You” to each other, face some type of conflict that may affect their relationship and eventually reunite with each other, living happily ever after. But in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, things do not run the way how a typical love story should be. Set from the 1750s, Mr. Earnshaw brings Heathcliff, an orphan, to his home of Wuthering Heights and there lives his children Hindley and Catherine. Heathcliff is left with his cruel, new master after Mr. Earnshaw had passed, but his friendship with Catherine, soon love, makes him forget about Hindley. Brontë exhibits that setting greatly affects a character both socially
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When adopted by Mr. Earnshaw, Heathcliff is unwanted by the rest of his new family. Catherine Earnshaw is seen being cruel towards Heathcliff at first, but her attitude towards him soon changes as they grew closer to each other. Mrs. Earnshaw calls Heathcliff a “gypsy brat” and did not want him to stay in the house along with them. The one who despised Heathcliff the most is Hindley Earnshaw who was always troubling Heathcliff, and Heathcliff would “stand Hindley’s blows without winking or shedding a tear.”(36). This shows how vicious of a beast Hindley is as Mr. Earnshaw preferred Heathcliff over Hindley, which was something Hindley did not like, so he would treat him horribly. How this ties into Emily Brontë’s message of revenge is that these are the two reasons behind his motive to do so as Heathcliff wants to prove to everyone how capable he is of gaining status, which can be seen when he returns back to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff returns as a gentleman and easily persuades Hindley, who becomes an old drunkard, and tricks him into putting all his wealth under Heathcliff. Therefore, Brontë shows how the influence of people can affect some, which leads to the intention of
When adopted by Mr. Earnshaw, Heathcliff is unwanted by the rest of his new family. Catherine Earnshaw is seen being cruel towards Heathcliff at first, but her attitude towards him soon changes as they grew closer to each other. Mrs. Earnshaw calls Heathcliff a “gypsy brat” and did not want him to stay in the house along with them. The one who despised Heathcliff the most is Hindley Earnshaw who was always troubling Heathcliff, and Heathcliff would “stand Hindley’s blows without winking or shedding a tear.”(36). This shows how vicious of a beast Hindley is as Mr. Earnshaw preferred Heathcliff over Hindley, which was something Hindley did not like, so he would treat him horribly. How this ties into Emily Brontë’s message of revenge is that these are the two reasons behind his motive to do so as Heathcliff wants to prove to everyone how capable he is of gaining status, which can be seen when he returns back to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff returns as a gentleman and easily persuades Hindley, who becomes an old drunkard, and tricks him into putting all his wealth under Heathcliff. Therefore, Brontë shows how the influence of people can affect some, which leads to the intention of