In the darkest of situation people cling onto hope that there is light in the end. Our generation is so focused on the negative and the dark, sometimes we miss when something good unfolds right in front of our eyes. In Emily Bronte's’ novel, Wuthering Heights, through dark manipulative torture and seemingless heartbreak, small moments of light peak through the novel.
Through Hindley’s abuse on Heathcliff, Heathcliff finds his light and happiness through his time with Catherine. The moment Mr.Earnshaw brought Heathcliff home he was instantly Mr.Earnshaws’ favorite, making Hindley Earnshaw jealous. After Mr.Earnshaw died Hindley finally had full control over Heathcliff, making sure his life was a living hell. When Hindley came home for Mr.Earnshaw’s …show more content…
Catherine fell in love with Edgar, for his looks and money, breaking Heathcliff's heart, making him leave Wuthering Heights for three years. When he returns Edgar and Catherine are married, throwing all of Heathcliff’s happiness away, turning him into a dark terrible monster (Bronte 92-106). In order to get back at Edgar and Catherine Heathcliff married Isabella, treating her as much of a wife as a servant. “Don’t put faith in a single word he speaks. He’s a lying fiend! A monster, and not a human being,” Isabella exclaims about Heathcliff, (Bronte 150). Later on in the midst of all the terrible ways Heathcliff mistreated Isabella, Catherine Linton gave birth to a baby girl, Cathy Linton. Catherine shortly passed away after giving birth making the birth of a baby girl an even bigger deal (Bronte 162-164). Cathy helped bring joy to Edgar, since he is now without a wife, making Cathy his world and his soul. Edgar spoiled her to her desire, showering with affection, bringing light into a sobering moment. Cathy was the only immediate family Edgar had left now. “She was the most winning thing that ever brought sunshine into a desolate house: a real beauty in face, with the Earnshaws’ handsome dark eyes,” Nelly speaks of Cathy, (Bronte 185). Cathy even brought joy and light into Nelly Dean’s, who was once also …show more content…
While this took place Edgar died, leaving Thrushcross Grange to the hands of Heathcliff, enslaving Cathy to live at Wuthering Heights (Bronte 196-205, 257-274). While Cathy was there Heathcliff was abusive towards her, treating her as if she was a speck of dust, allowing Linton to believe that was the proper way to treat your wife. “...pulling her on his knee, administered with the other a shower of terrific slaps on both sides of her head, each sufficient to have fulfilled his threat, had she been able to fall,” Nelly explains how Heathcliff hits Cathy on her head harshly, (Bronte 261). A little while later Linton died leaving Cathy to the mercy of Heathcliff, making her miserable and living in her own personal hell (Bronte 283). Each day she slowly lost her smile, her laugh, her joy, and her happiness, nothing could make her enjoy life. Until when Heathcliff began to grow weaker she formed an unusual bond with Hareton Earnshaw, her cousin that is also enslaved to Wuthering Heights. It seemed as if each day as Heathcliff’s monstrous character died out their bond grew stronger, slowing developing into more than friends. Hareton helped gradually bring back Cathy's smile and her happiness, him being the light in her dark world and vice versa. The day Heathcliff died was the day that light was brought back into Wuthering Heights, and even more so
Through Hindley’s abuse on Heathcliff, Heathcliff finds his light and happiness through his time with Catherine. The moment Mr.Earnshaw brought Heathcliff home he was instantly Mr.Earnshaws’ favorite, making Hindley Earnshaw jealous. After Mr.Earnshaw died Hindley finally had full control over Heathcliff, making sure his life was a living hell. When Hindley came home for Mr.Earnshaw’s …show more content…
Catherine fell in love with Edgar, for his looks and money, breaking Heathcliff's heart, making him leave Wuthering Heights for three years. When he returns Edgar and Catherine are married, throwing all of Heathcliff’s happiness away, turning him into a dark terrible monster (Bronte 92-106). In order to get back at Edgar and Catherine Heathcliff married Isabella, treating her as much of a wife as a servant. “Don’t put faith in a single word he speaks. He’s a lying fiend! A monster, and not a human being,” Isabella exclaims about Heathcliff, (Bronte 150). Later on in the midst of all the terrible ways Heathcliff mistreated Isabella, Catherine Linton gave birth to a baby girl, Cathy Linton. Catherine shortly passed away after giving birth making the birth of a baby girl an even bigger deal (Bronte 162-164). Cathy helped bring joy to Edgar, since he is now without a wife, making Cathy his world and his soul. Edgar spoiled her to her desire, showering with affection, bringing light into a sobering moment. Cathy was the only immediate family Edgar had left now. “She was the most winning thing that ever brought sunshine into a desolate house: a real beauty in face, with the Earnshaws’ handsome dark eyes,” Nelly speaks of Cathy, (Bronte 185). Cathy even brought joy and light into Nelly Dean’s, who was once also …show more content…
While this took place Edgar died, leaving Thrushcross Grange to the hands of Heathcliff, enslaving Cathy to live at Wuthering Heights (Bronte 196-205, 257-274). While Cathy was there Heathcliff was abusive towards her, treating her as if she was a speck of dust, allowing Linton to believe that was the proper way to treat your wife. “...pulling her on his knee, administered with the other a shower of terrific slaps on both sides of her head, each sufficient to have fulfilled his threat, had she been able to fall,” Nelly explains how Heathcliff hits Cathy on her head harshly, (Bronte 261). A little while later Linton died leaving Cathy to the mercy of Heathcliff, making her miserable and living in her own personal hell (Bronte 283). Each day she slowly lost her smile, her laugh, her joy, and her happiness, nothing could make her enjoy life. Until when Heathcliff began to grow weaker she formed an unusual bond with Hareton Earnshaw, her cousin that is also enslaved to Wuthering Heights. It seemed as if each day as Heathcliff’s monstrous character died out their bond grew stronger, slowing developing into more than friends. Hareton helped gradually bring back Cathy's smile and her happiness, him being the light in her dark world and vice versa. The day Heathcliff died was the day that light was brought back into Wuthering Heights, and even more so