How Does Bronte Present Catherine In Wuthering Heights
The story of Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë is really a novel about the revenge of characters and the fact there is little love between most of the them in the book. There are cycles of hatred between most of the generations in the novel. However most of these conflicts can be traced back to two characters, Hindley and Catherine. These two characters pass down their own traits to later generation and the people around them. In total the similarities of the generations of characters at Wuthering Heights are caused by the people around them.
The first character that is extremely prevalent in passing down his character traits is how Hindley passes down his actions and emotions toward others in the form of violence and his impulsiveness. …show more content…
It’s like a colts mane over his mane!” (53). In reaction Heathcliff throws the applesauce at him and Hindley punishes him with a flogging. This is a terrible and cruel punishment seeing it is inhumane but the sympathy shouldn’t last long because Heathcliff uses similar punishments for Linton later in the story. He threatens to kill him if he doesn’t comply with Heathcliff. This shows how the …show more content…
In addition to violence, characters learn other terrible lessons from Hindley and this includes cruel and rude behavior. Hindley continuously through the book harrasses Heathcliff and other characters calling Heathcliff Imp of Satan, gypsy, and a vagabond. Hindley in using all these harmful words has an effect on the younger children he is around. Young kids are very impressionable and for them to be near the poisonous Hindley from such a young age will have significant repercussions. One specific example is when Hareton meets Nelly and hurls the rock at her and then Nelly responds after Hareton uses some harsh words, “Who taught you those fine words?”(103). In which Hareton responds, “Devil daddy” (103). So he obviously knows that his father is a sickening man and a cruel one as well and because of Hindley’s impression on Hareton he is both rude and uses foul words for which has an extreme negative effect on the child.
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In addition to Hindley influencing other characters around him there is of course the ever dramatic Catherine. She is seen torturing other characters thoughts and is very
The first character that is extremely prevalent in passing down his character traits is how Hindley passes down his actions and emotions toward others in the form of violence and his impulsiveness. …show more content…
It’s like a colts mane over his mane!” (53). In reaction Heathcliff throws the applesauce at him and Hindley punishes him with a flogging. This is a terrible and cruel punishment seeing it is inhumane but the sympathy shouldn’t last long because Heathcliff uses similar punishments for Linton later in the story. He threatens to kill him if he doesn’t comply with Heathcliff. This shows how the …show more content…
In addition to violence, characters learn other terrible lessons from Hindley and this includes cruel and rude behavior. Hindley continuously through the book harrasses Heathcliff and other characters calling Heathcliff Imp of Satan, gypsy, and a vagabond. Hindley in using all these harmful words has an effect on the younger children he is around. Young kids are very impressionable and for them to be near the poisonous Hindley from such a young age will have significant repercussions. One specific example is when Hareton meets Nelly and hurls the rock at her and then Nelly responds after Hareton uses some harsh words, “Who taught you those fine words?”(103). In which Hareton responds, “Devil daddy” (103). So he obviously knows that his father is a sickening man and a cruel one as well and because of Hindley’s impression on Hareton he is both rude and uses foul words for which has an extreme negative effect on the child.
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In addition to Hindley influencing other characters around him there is of course the ever dramatic Catherine. She is seen torturing other characters thoughts and is very