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    the rest of the text. With "you at peace" and Heathcliff to "writhe in the torments of hell" Catherine passes away‚ leaving him alone in the world with not a friend‚ and only a burning desire to hurt the man who had his only love in the world‚ Edgar Linton. He schemes and plots to destroy and hurt all those that were associated with Catherine. Although seeing that she loves Heathcliff‚ Catherine is unable to marry him. She surrenders love for wealth and a socially acceptable marriage. The detail in

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    what love is all about. Catherine’s and Heathcliff’s love and passion for one another is the kind that one dreams about. Although Catherine was madly in love with Heathcliff‚ she married Edgar Linton for the lavish lifestyle of which she was accustomed to. Catherine’s love for Edgar Linton was strictly superficial and materialistic which helps her maintain her economic status. Catherine states‚ “And he will be rich‚ and I shall like to be the greatest woman of the neighborhood‚

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    Victim vs. Victimizer Readers often pity literary characters who play the role of a victim. In Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte‚ Heathcliff: an outsider brought into the wealthy Earnshaw family‚ Hindley: the eldest Earnshaw child with a strong dislike for Heathcliff‚ and Hareton: the orphaned child Heathcliff takes in to raise‚ are victims‚ yet they evolve to perpetuate the abuse they suffered. Being able to be or become a victim or victimizer show the complexity of these characters. Emily Bronte

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    struck one side of the coffin loose‚ and covered it up: not Linton’s side‚ damn him! I wish he’d been soldered in lead - and I bribed the sexton to pull it away‚ when I’m laid there‚ and slide mine out too. I’ll have it made so‚ and then‚ by the time Linton gets to us‚ he’ll not know which is which!’" (Bronte 275) Heathcliff now realizes that he cannot access Catherine’s true presence by capturing people and objects associated with her. Ever since Catherine’s death‚ he has obtained power over everything

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    Heathcliff’s determination to marry Catherine allowed himself to control his revenge feelings. However‚ this changed when he realized Catherine said she could not marry Heathcliff due to his social status. Catherine went off to marry Edgar Linton‚ a young rich golden boy from Thrushcross Grange. After their marriage‚ Heathcliff was determined to make Edgar’s life miserable because he married the love of his life‚ Catherine. Throughout the entire novel‚ Heathcliff is always plotting revenge

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    With close textual analysis of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Atonement by Ian McEwan to what extent do the writers use their characters obsessive natures as the driving force of their fiction? Throughout Wuthering Heights‚ Bronte demonstrates the theme of obsessive natures within love and relationships. This is especially presented through the character of Heathcliff-due to his desire for Catherine’s love‚ ’wrenched open the lattice‚ bursting ... into an uncontrollable passion of tears’-chapter

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    well aware of her love for Heathcliff claiming that they both have the same souls. She had no income or property of her own. Her physical comfort depends on the will of her father and brother and the most crucial decision of her life‚ to marry Edgar Linton‚ is determined by the fact that if she were to marry Heathcliff‚ they would become ’beggars’. In my opinion‚ this is a case of forbidden love. Catherine and Heathcliff cannot be together as their statuses are simply too far apart. Many has pointed

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    SAVAGERY Idea: jack develops into becoming savage and loses contact with civilisation‚ while Ralph stays civilised throughout the novel‚ becoming savagery in Jack vs Civilisation in Ralph‚ this theme is shown within the conflict of the two characters. Topic sentence: in the beginning of the novel jack and Ralph show small signs of a conflict rising‚ through jacks signs of savagery First paragraph- Ralph becomes leader of the group and then decides to delegate power making jack the leader of the

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    Heathcliff‚ as we may know‚ started of with a pretty unfair childhood. From being abandoned on the streets‚ to being bullied for being distinct. Consequently‚ Heathcliff’s sense of injustice affects all the characters in Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff’s resentment starts off at a young age‚ and it is therefore put into argument that his life did not start at a glorious pace. Similarly‚ Heathcliff received negative treatment because of jealousy towards the affection he received from both Catherine

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    groups ability to function. When Ralph gets assigned Chief by a vote he makes the rules where some of Jacks choir boys will go hunting and some watch the fire so it does not go out. When Ralph and Jack got into a fight about how Jack does not help out the group with their hunting‚ and how they are just wasting time because they barely catch a pig or any food for the group he disrespects them: “Boys armed with sticks.” (Golding‚127) This shows that Ralph does not really care for them and

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