How Does Bronte Present Cathy's Relationship In Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights is a novel written by Emily Bronte about two families living in nearby manors in the moors of England. The novel contains several characters which are clearly perceived by the reader as either positive or negative throughout the novel. Often these characters will act in a manner that is not consistent with their overall perception, however despite their moral ambiguity, subjectively the characters are never seen in a different light. In the Wuthering heights manor, two cousins, Cathy and Hareton are living with their uncle, Heathcliff, and their relationship with one another follows a pattern of fights and reconciliation. Cathy’s arrogant and spoiled nature is shown through her tumultuous relationship with Hareton, however despite this moral ambiguity, Cathy is perceived as a heroine with a good heart, while her relationship with Hareton is encouraged and seen as pure and healthy.
Throughout the novel Hareton and Cathy’s relationship is constantly changing from fights to reconciliation, with Cathy usually starting the fights by insulting Hareton. Hareton was raised by Heathcliff as a
Throughout the novel both the reader and the inhabitants of the manor are not pushed away from Cathy because of her actions but are in fact sympathetic to her plight with Hareton and often drawn to her despite her actions which would normally drive off and make her unlikable. This is because of her contrast to the evil and genuine unlikability of several other characters. While Cathy is living in the Heights, Heathcliff is perceived as the villain, while Linton is a generally unlikable character, which creates the sympathy and the likability of Cathy. In addition to this, several misfortunes such as her poor marriage to Linton and Heathcliff treatment of her invite sympathy from the reader, making her an overall positive character despite her moral