Wuthering_Heights

Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights is one of the most popular novels in English Literature. Emily Bronte’s unique picturesque style creates the images in this novel to be vivid and very powerful. These vivid images help illustrate and make each character easier to comprehend. One of main themes of Wuthering Heights is revenge, which is portrayed through the life of Heathcliff, who was brought to Wuthering Heights as a mere child by Mr. Earnshaw. Emily Bronte develops the theme of revenge through Heathcliff as a child who was abused, as an adult who became abusive, and how this affected him before his death. While Heathcliff grew up at Wuthering Heights, he endured severe abuse from his master’s son, Hindley, who was jealous because his father favored Heathcliff over him. Hindley’s abusive treatment continued even after the death of Mr. Earnshaw. Heathcliff believed it was worth all the pain just to see the face of Catherine, Hindley’s sister, whom he had started to fall in love with. However, Catherine deceives him and marries Edgar Linton, leaving Heathcliff devastated. Heathcliff vows that he will seek revenge against the Linton’s, and Earnshaw’s for all the pain they had caused him. As Heathcliff motions to put his plan heathcliff, revenge, catherine, child, love, heights, hareton, wuthering, very, son, plan, hindley’s, hindley, earnshaw, death, abused, through, same, own, over, mr, linton, edgar, cathy, abusive, way, vivid, towards, theme, sister, reminded, portrayed, pain, one, marries, make