Heathcliff in Wuthering
Heights
While Heathcliff
becomes a monster after having lost Catherine and punishes everyone he holds accountable
for his loss, his life still seems the gloomiest of all in the novel. He and
Catherine have grown up together and love each other but Catherine decides tomarry Linton instead of a gypsy who has got nothing but his identity crisis to
share with her. He cannot afford to lose Catherine and leaves for some time.
When he returns, he is rich but the loss of Catherine has turned him into a
monstrocity. He acquires both Heights and Grange and marries Linton’s sister. However,
Lockwood’s arrival brings back memories of Catherine when Lockwood reads her
diary. He sees Heathcliff crying for her to be back on the window. While
Heathcliff seems to be inflicting harsh punishment on everyone, it also appears
he has punished himself the most and inside he is a romantic hero who has just
been subjected to more pain than he deserved.
