Cathy + Heathcliff

Ok Miss K,

I think that Cathy does love him, does care for him, but it is more of an unconscious thing for her. She might have married edgar Linton, but that was only for titles and money, and because Heathcliff, at the time, was still 'unrespectable' and thus not worthy to be with her. She loves him on an inner level and missed him the whole time he was off refining himself. Then, when he was back, she tried to dissuade Isabella from falling in love with him, saying that he was evil, terrible and not worth loving, but this was all in her selfish character, still loving him and wanting him for herself.

This is also kind of how she supports him, subconsciously wanting to have him seen as a good person, and doing her best to believe in him. She tries to make Edgar see him in a good light, and makes him let Heathcliff be a welcome guest in the house. She kind of has good intentions, but mostly good for herself. Heathcliff is given little recognition as a person, just something she likes and desires, almost like an idea she loves instead of he himself.

Heathcliff, on the other hand, has been brooding for years on how much he loves her and how he can get her back. He goes about it a different way though, not thinking how to defend her, but to eliminate those she's with and gain control over them. He's also very revengeful, trying to get back on everyone he thinks has wronged him. He loves her and only her, even if he tries to marry Isabella to try to control Edgar and influence him to do as he wishes. He has a muxh darker premise to him though, like he thinks badness and cruelity are the only ways to live his life. I am especially unease about his teaching of Hareton to swear and hang puppies off a chair. He was insulting and threatening everyone who comes to the door. Nelly Dean got it out of him that Heathcliff taught it to him, and that's when it becomes obvious that Heathcliff really is not good person, if not a bad one.

However, he knows he loves Cathy, and that's pretty much his only redeeming quality. It's the same thing with her. That's the only good trait she has (other than maybe beauty, but I don't count that) and it seems to be the reasoning behind the book to why it became a classic. All they have is love, but it is enough to give them a story and a purpose worth reading about. I think this may be the core reason to the book. After I finish reading I'll think about it some more.

Well, that's all I have on their love for now.

Ciao,

Carli