Hindley Earnshaw

of the novel is the destructive effects of revenge and resentment, Bronte utilizes the characterization of Heathcliff and Hindley to develop the theme. The overall effect of such intense and comprehensive characterization is that it emphasizes the caustic consequences of passionate and cruel revenge. Bronte first introduces the theme through the characterization of Hindley and his abusive behavior towards Heathcliff. Not only does his acts of violence against Heathcliff signify the…

together in the first place. Their love warped as time went on this once blossoming relationship into consuming jealousy. Heathcliff, after he returns from his journey, slowly starts to take everything away from Catherine as revenge. He swindles Hindley out of his land and money, he marries Isabella to demonstrate he can have anyone else, and he teaches Hareton bad habits to ensure he suffers like he did. Love is a complex emotion that can be twisted into whatever the shape the mind can create…

pain. One of the major clashes between two elemental forces is between the characters of Hindley and Heathcliff. When these two meet it always ends pain for both people. One example of the two storms meeting is when Heathcliff and Hindley when they were children, Hindley will often refer to Heathcliff as a “Cuckoo in the nest.” This reference often hurt Heathcliff and fueled his hatred towards Hindley. Hindley referred to Heathcliff as a…

During our adolescent years which range from 10-19 years old both males and females experience some sort of relationship, or at least try to. But most of the time, we’re so young that we don’t even know what it is exactly that we may want or need from a relationship. Well, in this passage, Wuthering Heights, a similar predicament is expressed with Catherine and Heathcliff. In the passage given from chapter seven of Wuthering heights, Catherine and Heathcliff have a strange ongoing relationship…

Then I began counting again, and then a third time. I wiped sweat from my brow and buried my forehead into the mud. I had enough, I had enough money after three years of hiding and deceiving to make my way back to Wuthering Heights and to cause Hindley, Edgar, and so many others deep, horrible pain. My wicked laugh turned into a sort of howling as I gathered the money into a large pile. The journey to Wuthering Heights was a long and painful one from London. I spent days crossing over wide…

Wuthering Heights is a “wild” place with wide open areas, a wet place and also with infertile land. Furthermore, Wuthering Heights can be: The Moors. At the beginning of the novel Heathcliff and Catherine lived there. Later in the story Catherine marries Edgar Linton and started living at Trushcross Grange. On the other hand, Thrushcross Grange its a more advanced area, with people with better manners. Its a town were we can call people: civilized. At Thrushcross Grange, we have the Linton’s.…

and mistreated by his non biological brother, Hindley. Years pass, and, after Heathcliff’s three-year hiatus, Heathcliff returns to find Hindley an insane drunkard and takes the opportunity to exact revenge. In Chapter 3, one reads, “He [Hindley] has been blaming our father (how dared he?) for treating H. [Heathcliff] too liberally; and swears he will reduce him to his right place” (Bronte 22). This quote gives…

In the novel, Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë forces readers to realize that in life, one must think critically before criticizing other human beings. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald once said, “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven 't had the advantages that you 've had.” This quotation enables one to realize that he or she should not be criticizing others around them. For example, in the novel, readers learn that Heathcliff dedicated many…

story. The character Heathcliff starts out in the beginning of the story as a reserved boy who has no money, name, or family. Mr. Earnshaw brought him to live at Wuthering Heights and that is where his insatiable love for Cathy begins. It is almost as if right when Heathcliff and Cathy saw each other they were put under spell. He then grows up being loved by Mr. Earnshaw and causing mischief with Cathy any chance he gets. During this…

During the eighteenth century social class controlled the way people went through lives, such as affecting whom people married. Throughout the books Persuasion and Wuthering Heights the characters express how social class affects their lives and the outcome of their lives. During these two books social class and marriage are extremely important to the story line, both books do not let the thought of social class overcome love, although the way they both get to that point is different. During…