The differences between Hareton Earnshaw and Linton Heathcliff’s childhoods are that Hareton grew up as a lonely orphan subjected to Heathcliff’s severe abuse from an early age, whereas Linton’s loving mother raised him through his childhood in a nice, pampered lifestyle. In Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë, Hareton is more pitiable than Linton since he was raised as a pawn of Heathcliff’s revenge and his naivety of this maltreatment ruined his life.
Hareton’s ignorance of Heathcliff’s deliberate animosity is pitiful because Hareton genuinely believes that Heathcliff is a good man. Heathcliff exploited this trust by denying Hareton education and forcing him to work as a servant. Heathcliff admits multiple times to using Hareton for revenge:
Hareton’s ignorance of Heathcliff’s deliberate animosity is pitiful because Hareton genuinely believes that Heathcliff is a good man. Heathcliff exploited this trust by denying Hareton education and forcing him to work as a servant. Heathcliff admits multiple times to using Hareton for revenge: