Catherine in Wuthering heights

Catherine in Wuthering heights

Catherine is the heroine of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. As a kid she has been a naughty and defiant creature who never follows what she is told. Her father remained worried and irritated at her behaviour. However, he could never do anything to prevent her out of his love for her and Heathcliff.   She had Heathcliff grew up together and both were ill treated by Hindley after Mr Earnshaw’s death. However, once she has grown up things change a lot in her life. She decides to marry Edgar Linton and that brings the biggest change in her life. She wants social status and Heathcliff could not afford it. Linton can afford the social status but cannot afford the same love as Heathcliff. This keeps he divided between the two. Heathcliff longs for her and even after her death, wants her back. Her life is full of contradictions and irony and never a thing happens in it as per expectations. While Wuthering Heights is quite gloomy and its settings and events macabre, the novel still has engaging characters. Despite her difficult and unpredictable attitude, Catherine is an adorable character even after her death.