(英语专业毕业论文)一个扭曲的灵魂-《呼啸山庄》中的希刺克里夫(英文)

本科毕业论文（设计）（2017届本科毕业生）题目:ADistortedCharacter－HeathcliffinWutheringHeights一个扭曲的灵魂－《呼啸山庄》中的希刺克里夫ABSTRACTInWutheringHeights,EmilyBronteshowswhatthetrueloveis.LikeHeathcliffandCatharine,althoughtheycan’tmarry,thetwosoulsneverseparatefromeachother.SheevenusestheromanticskilltogivethedoublecharactersofHeathcliff.HisloveforCatharineiscrazyandfaithful,sodoeshishateandrevenge.Inhisloveworld,loveandrevengebecomestheonlything,nothingelseleft.Notacrazylover,butacrazytyrant.Whenthetyrantbehavesasanuncontrolledone,hebecomestheembodimentofhateandrevenge.TherecanbenodoubtastoHeathcliff’sinhumanbrutalityandthedeliberatepainanddestructionhecausestothosehedespises.Heisnotalone,however,inhiscruelty.ThehatetoalltheworldofHeathcliffisallfromhisfrustratedloveandhisdistortedcharacter.Here,hateisthealienationoflove.Itseemsthathateisstrong,butitisaloneandinsignificant;thedelicateloveownstheunconquerablypower,thetwofeelingsextremelyburnedinonelife,thatisthecrazyfeelingworldofHeathcliff.ThispaperfocusesondifferentaspectsofHeathclifftoshowhisdistortedcharacterandtheprocessofchangeinHeathcliff’sdestiny.ThroughthechangeofHeathcliff,thewriterexpressesherviewsthatlosinglovemeanslosinghumanity,butshealsohasconfidencethatrecoveringlovemeansrecoveringhumanity.Attheendofthenovel,Heathclifffinallyrecovershishumanity,becausehefindsapermanenthomeforhissoul.KeyWords:Heathcliff,distortedcharacter,love,revenge摘要在呼啸山庄中，艾米丽勃朗特向读者展现了真爱。就像希刺克里夫和凯瑟琳一样，虽然他们没有结婚，但这两个灵魂永远不离不弃。作者甚至用浪漫的技巧给予希刺克里夫双重性格。希刺克里夫对凯瑟琳的爱是疯狂和忠诚的，这跟他的仇恨和复仇如出一辙。在他的爱情观里，只有爱和复仇，别无他物。他不是一个疯狂的情人，却是一个疯狂的暴君，当暴君的行为不可控制之时，它就变成了仇恨和复仇的具体体现。毫无疑问，希刺克里夫毫无人道的野蛮，恣意的痛苦和毁灭全来源于别人的藐视。然而，即便是在凯瑟琳的残忍行为中，他也并不孤单。他对全世界的憎恨来自于他沮丧的爱。在这里，爱和恨是相辅相成的。仇恨的力量似乎很强大，但它又是孤独而微不足道的，精致的爱情拥有不可战胜的力量。这两种力量一起在一个生命中燃烧着，那就是处在一个疯狂的感情世界中的希刺克里夫。文章从希刺克里夫不同的性格特征着手来展示他扭曲的个性和他命运转变的过程。通过希刺克里夫的转变，作者表达了她失去爱情就意味着失去人性的观点，同时，她有信心相信重获爱情就是重获人性。希刺克里夫最后重新找回了人性就是因为他为他的灵魂找到了一个永久的归宿。关键词：希刺克里夫；扭曲的性格；爱；复仇ContentsAbstract(English)……………………..iAbstract(Chinese)……………………iiChapter=1\*ROMANI.Introduction…………1A.IntroductiontotheAuthorofWutheringHeights:EmilyBronte…1B.IntroductiontoWutheringHeights……………….2C.StructureoftheThesis……………3=2\*ROMANII.LiteratureReview………………….6A.Heathcliff’sGrowingEnvironment………………6B.Heathcliff’sPassionateLovetoCatherine……….7C.Heathcliff’sCharacter…………….81.Heathcliff’sObssession………...82.Heathcliff’sRuthlessness……………………..103.Heathcliff’sSelfishness……….114.Heathcliff’sMadness……….…12D.AnalysisoftheDistortedCharacter…………….131.Heathcliff’sLove……………..132.Heathcliff’sHatred……………133.Humanity’sComingBack…………………….15=3\*ROMANIII.Destiny………………….……..16A.Heathcliff’sChange…………..161.Heathcliff’sHappyLifeinHisChildhood…………………162.FatalLove…………………..173.Heathcliff’sPlansforRevenge……………..174.Heathcliff’sRevengetoAllHisEnemies…………………..19B.ReasonforandAnalysisoftheTragedy……...201.SpreadingofHeathcliff’sFurtherPlans……202.HeathcliffGivingUpHisRevengePlans…………………..21=4\*ROMANIV.Conclusion…………………….23WorksCited………………………25Acknowledgements……………….27CHAPTER=1\*ROMANIINTRODUCTIONA.IntroductiontotheauthorofWutheringHeights:EmilyBronte.EmilyBrontë(1818--1848),novelistandpoet,isoneofthemostfamousrepresentativesofthe19thcenturyinEnglishliterature.Brontësisters,EmilyBrontë,CharlotteBrontëandAnneBrontëaretheexoticflowersinliteraryfieldof19thcenturyEngland.EmilyisborninThorntonofYorkshireandgrowsupinHaworth,avillageinnorthofEngland.EmilyBrontëisfirstapoet.Hercharacterandgeniusareshapedbytheinfluenceofherfather.PatrickBrontë,thefather,isofIrishstockandisknownforhispicturesque,freeflowingspeech,poetryandimagination.Sheisbornaquietgirl,unsociableanduncommunicative,yetherinnerheartisfilledwithpassion,whichcanbeseeninherpoetryandnovel.TheEnglishpoetandcritic,MatthewArnold,says:“Her(Emily)extraordinarypassion,feverishfeelings,gloominessandboldnessareincomparableafterByron”(Yang23).AndVirginiaWoolfwritesinherbookJaneEyreandWutheringHeights:“WhenCharlottecomposes,shedeclareswitheloquence,brillianceandpassionthat‘Ilove’,‘Ihate’and‘Isuffer’.ButinWutheringHeights,Emilylooksforwardtotheworld,bythehero’smouth,shesaysnotonly‘Ilove’or‘Ihate’,butalso‘we,allthehumanbeings’and‘you,theeternalpower…’”(Yang295)Emilyischieflyrememberedastheauthorofthepowerfulnovel,WutheringHeights.Thenoveldescribesthecharactersandenvironmentofhernativecountryside,onthemoorsofnorthEngland.Sheentersherlivingconditionsandherexperiencesaswellasherindividualitysuchasmelancholy,passionateandeloquentintotheworks.EmilyBrontëisgoodatseizingprimaryimagesandenteringintothesavageryfieldofspiritsbyherpoeticimagination.Sheshowsustheconflictsbetweenthekeenheart-stormandthefactitiouswilderness.VirginiaWoolfalsoremarks:“WutheringHeightsismoredifferenttounderstandthanJaneEyre,becauseEmilyisagreaternovelistthanCharlotte”(Yang295).B.IntroductiontoWutheringHeightsEmilyBrontë’suniqueremarkablenovelWutheringHeightsestablishesherliteraryposition.Itisremarkedas“themostpeculiarnovel”(Wang76),andsomeofcriticsthinkofitas“Sphinxofliteraryhistory”(Wang76),whichisfullofvigorandfierceness,leadingreadersintoaworldbrimmingwithhatredandlove,evilandkindness,weaknessandstubbornness.RalphFox,therevolutionarycriticofEnglandwrites:“WutheringHeightsisbeyondalldoubtoneofthemostextraordinarybookswhichhumangeniushaseverproduced”(Liu378).Heregardsitasthethreegreatestbooksofthatage,“andthewriterofthefuturewillacknowledgethemashisinspirationwhenheattemptsthetaskofconqueringreality”(Liu378).AccordingtoJung,thecontentsofhumanpsychologyareessentiallyexperienced,whichcanbedisplayedbothbypersonalbehaviorsandpsychologicalactivitiesandbysuperstition,myth,religionandphilosophy(Rong65),theauthor’spersonalexperienceplaysanimportantparttohelpcreatethetypicalcharacters.WutheringHeightsopensin1801,whenMr.LockwoodmeetsHeathcliff,theowneroftheisolatedfarmhousethathehasrented.Thestorythenjumpsbackintimeto1771,whenHeathcliff,anorphanedchild,wasbroughthomebyMr.Earnshaw,theownerofWutheringHeights.Theeventsofthestory,whichendsin1803,takeplaceinafewsquaremilesoftheWestYorkshiremoors.CharlotteunderstoodthatpeopleinthesouthofEnglandhadbeenraisedto“observetheutmostevennessofmannerandguardednessoflanguage”—inotherwords,tobehavecalmlyandpolitely,nomatterhowtheyfeltinside.ThepeopleintheBrontes’partoftheworldweredifferent.Livinginscatteredfarmsandvillages,fiercelyindependentandsuspiciousofoutsiders,theytendedtospeaktheirminds,oftenharshly,andshow,ratherthanhide,theiremotions.InWutheringHeights,manydeathsoccur:overthecourseofthirtyyears,elevencharactersdie—noneofthembeyondmiddleage.Toamodernreader,familiarwithantibioticsandothercommonmedicines,anovelwithsomanydeathsmayseemmelodramatic.IntheworldoftheBrontes,however,deathwasaconstantpresence.AllsixBrontechildrendiedfromdiseaseinchildhoodorbeforetheyreachedmiddleage.Intheearly1800s,theaverageworkingmaninLeeds(anindustrialcityinYorkshire)diedattheageofnineteen.InthevillageofHaworth,40percentofthechildrendiedbeforetheageofsix.Tuberculosis,adiseasethatusuallyattacksthelungsandthrivesindampandcrowdedconditions,wasrampantinHaworth.C.StructureoftheThesisThisarticleisdividedintofourparts.ThefirstpartisintroductionofWutheringHeights’author:EmilyBronteandtheworkitself:WutheringHeights.TheintroductionofEmilyBronteisabouthermainworks,childhoodandherprivatelifeexperiencewhichshapedherspecialcharacteristics.Meanwhil,theintroductionofherrevealsherfamilybackground.Throughthis,wecanrealizethegenerallifeofBrontesistersandwhatitisthatleadEmilytotheroadofliteraray.Still,itconfirmsthespecialprestigeofEmilyintheliteraryworldofEnglandmainlyduetothepublicationofWutheringHeights.TheintroductionofWutheringHeightsreviewsthework’sbackground,publicationanditsinfluenceinliterary.Thesecondpartisliteraturereview,whichresearchesHeathcliff’sdistortedcharacterbyexpressinghisgrowingenvironmentandhispassionatelovetoCatherine.Theseareregardedasthemaincauseandfuseleadingtohisspecialcharacter.Inthispart,wecanalsofindthedifferentfactorsinhisdistortedcharactertobemorespecific,suchasHeathcliff’sobssession,ruthlessness,selfishnessandmadness.Atthesametime,thisparttalksaboutanalysisofhisdistortedcharacterbyregardingtoHeathcliff’slove,hatredandfinally,howhishumanityiscomingback.Byanalyzingthese,wecanfindouttheevolutionprocessofhisdistortedcharacterandhowhisdoubletrackcharacterisformed.ItishisdeeplylovetoCatherine,thatleadstohishatredbeyondrededmption.Eventually,loveconqureseverything.Lovefromthebottomofhisheartwakesuphishidedhuamnity.Thethirdpartisaboutdestiny.IttalksaboutHeathcliff’schangeinhischaracterfromcomparinghishappylifeinchildhoodwithhislatterlifeexperience.RevealinghisfatallovetoCatherineandhisplansforrevenge.Heathcliff’srevengeplansduetohisviolentandrecklesshatredarepreparedforallhisenemies,hishatredevenapproachestonextgeneration.ItalsorevealssthereasonforandanalysisofHeathcliff’stragedybyanalyzinghisspreadingoffurtherplansandgivinguphisrevengeplans.Thefourthpartistheconclusionofthisarticle.It’saboutgeneralopinionsofmyselfaboutHeathcliff’sdistortedcharacteranditsspecificaspects.Still,theresomeofmyownviewsabouttheformationofHeathcliff’sspecialcharacter,theanalysisofthedistortingprocessofhischaracteranddestiny.RevealingthenatureofHeathcliffbyregardingtohismotivationsbehindtherevenge.CHAPTER=2\*ROMANIILITERATUREREVIEWA.Heathcliff’sgrowingenvironmentHeathcliffisanexampleoftheeffectsofcruelty,deprivationandalienationthataretheproductsofcivilization.Hisbrutalityisadirectresultofhishavingbeendeniedthefundamentalneedfornurturingthatchildrenthriveon.Abandonedasachild,uncaredforandunloved,hewaslefttofendforhimselfinwhatmusthaveseemedahostileandfrighteningworld.Constantrejectionandhumiliationstimulatedhisdesireforrevenge.Havingbeenrejectedheinturnrejectsthesystemthatspawnedhimandhesetsouttodestroyit.Heattemptstoturnthecrueltyheexperiencedbackonthosewhomhefeelshavewrongedhimandtherebyrelievehisownsuffering.Hesubstituteshateforlove,violenceforpeace,anddisorderforharmony.Hebrutallyseparatesthosewhomheconsidershisenemiesfromtheircomfortsandsecurity,theirhonor,andfinallyfromthoseforwhomtheycare.ItissignificantthatHeathcliffbeginshislifeasahomelessorphanonthestreetsofLiverpool,heownedalmosttheloveofMr.Hearnshaw’s,becauseheisthesubstituteofhisdiedson－Heathcliff.Butallofthefamilymemberssoonbecomeinvolvedinturmoilandfighting,thefamilyrelationshipbecomesspitefulandhateful.Evenonhisfirstnight,heisthereasonwhyMr.Earnshawbreaksthetoyshehadboughtforhischildren.YoungHindleyandCatharinedon’tlikehim,becauseheusurpstheaffectionsofMr.Earnshaw.WiththeadvantageofMr.Earnshaw’sfavoritismsheexchangeshorseswithYoungHindley.Hindleyhadlearnttoregardhisfatherasanoppressorratherthanafriend.HehatesHeathcliff,becauseheistheonlythreatofinheritingWutheringHeights,andhealsoseizesthelovefromoldEarnshaw.Here,classfightappears.AfterthedeathofMr.Earnshow,heisdeprivedoflove,sociabilityandeducation,hislifeallchanged,althoughhisprideneverthelessremainsintact.Mr.EarnshawisjustlikeHeathcliff’sshelter,butthedeathofhimistheturningpointofHeathcliff’slife.Fromthattime,theyoungHindlycontrolsthewholefamily,hetreatsHeathcliffbadly,whichbehaviorevencouldmakeamantoafiendofasaint.Heisseparatedfromthefamily,reducedtothestatusofaservant,forcedtobecomeafarmhand,undergoesregularbeatingsandisforciblyseparatedfromCatherine.Allthismadehimdistortedhumanity.Heneverforgottheinjuryinflictedonhimduringhischildhood.B.Heathcliff’spassionatelovetoCatherineInthenovel,Heathcliff’seternalfaithfulnesstoCatharineiseasilytosee.Hisloveforhercontinuestobeundaunted.Thelovebetweenthemisjustlikebrotherandsisteratthebeginning,whichisbasedontheirsharedperceptionthattheyareidentical.HeathclifffeelshebelongswithCatherinebothinbodyandinspirit;lifeforhimislikethespringbecauseofCatherine.Fromthebeginningofthenovel,Heathcliffhassufferedpainandrejection.BecausehelovesCatherine,sohedoesn’tcareabouttheprejudiceofothers.ButwhenCatherinewentbackfromtheGrangeeverythingseemedchanged.Undountly,Catherine’sthoughtshaschangedalittle,atlastbetrayedhislove,infavorsofthesocialstatusandcivilizedexistenceoftheGrange.Herewecanseethatthestatus,wealthandpositionareoverlove.Everyonehasthechancetochoosetheirownlifestyle,sometimesloveissmallerthanreality.AlthoughCatherineatlastbecomesLiton’swife,itdoesn’tinfluenceHeathcliff’sfaithfulnesslovetoher.Hejustdisappearsforthreeyearsandreturnsintheguiseofagentleman.HisreturnisashockforCatherine,buthestilllovesher.Heexpresseshislovewithcruelmethods.LostCatherinemakeshimcrazy.AfterthedeathofCatherine,Heathcliff’slustforloveisgone.ThedegreeinwhichHeathcliffistormentedbyCatherineisreflectedwhenhesaid,whydidyoubetrayyourownheart,Cathy?Youloveme,whatrighthadyoutoleaveme?ThesenseofdespairfollowingnewsofCatherine’sdeathisagoodexampleofHeathcliff'stormentedspirit.LifeforHeathcliffafterCatherine’sdeathisanunnaturalexistence,becauseCatherineishissoul.WithCatherine’sdeathHeathcliff’sangerandfrustrationpeakandhisbehaviorvergesonmadness.Heisunabletoconsideralifewithouthisbeloved.Heisconsumedwithanunspeakablesadnessandindesperationheretreatsfromreality.Heisdrivenonthedesiretorevengehislossandalleviatehispain.C.Heathcliff’scharacter1.Heathcliff’sobssessionThroughoutWutheringHeightstwodistinctyetrelatedobsessionsdriveHeathcliff’scharacter:hisdesireforCatherine’sloveandhisneedforrevenge.Catherine,theobjectofhisobsession,becomestheessenceofhislife,yet,inasense,heendsupmurderinghislove.Ironically,afterherdeath,Heathcliff’sobsessiononlyintensifies.Heathcliff’sloveforCatherineenableshimtoendureHindley’smaltreatmentafterMr.Earnshaw’sdeath.ButafteroverhearingCatherineadmitthatshecouldnotmarryhim,Heathcliffleaves.Nothingisknownofhislifeawayfromher,buthereturnswithmoney.HeathcliffmakesanattempttojointhesocietytowhichCatherineisdrawn.Uponhisreturn,shefavorshimtoEdgarbutstillhecannothaveher.Heisconstantlypresent,lurkingaroundThrushcrossGrange,visitingafterhours,andlongingtobeburiedinaconnectedgravewithhersotheirbodieswoulddisintegrateintoone.Ironically,hisobsessionwithrevengeseeminglyoutweighshisobsessionwithhislove,andthatiswhyhedoesnotfullyforgiveCatherineformarryingEdgar.AfterCatherine’sdeath,hemustcontinuehisrevenge—arevengethatstartsasHeathcliffassumescontrolofHindley’shouseandhisson—andcontinueswithHeathclifftakingeverythingthatisEdgar’s.AlthoughHeathcliffconstantlyprofesseshisloveforCatherine,hehasnoproblemattemptingtoruinthelifeofherdaughter.Heviewsanambiguousworldasblackandwhite:aworldofhavesandhave-nots.Andfortoolong,hehasbeentheoutsider.ThatiswhyheisdeterminedtotakeeverythingawayfromthoseatWutheringHeightsandThrushcrossGrangewhodidnotaccepthim.ForHeathcliff,revengeisamorepowerfulemotionthanlove.2.Heathcliff’sruthlessnessTheformationofHeathcliff’sruthlesscharacteriscloselyrelatedtoCatherine,becauseHeathcliffloveshersomuchthatheevenrevengesanybodywhopartsCatherineandhim.ThehatredandrevengeandruthlessnessofHeathcliffarethedissimilationandderivationofhislovetoCatherine.Avillainheroisnottheoriginofsin.Thetruevillainistheclasssystem,thesocialstandard,powerpoliticandthesuperstitionofreligionthattorturepeopleandtwistthem.Onceone’smirageisbroken,hemaybadlytoleratepsychologicaltorment.Ifhecouldshunthesuffering,hemaydriveontherightway;ifnot,hemaynotonlyfeelhopelessbuttakesomecruelandterribleactionswhichwecouldneverimagine.Sadly,Heathcliffisthelatter.WhenCatherineisalive,Heathcliffisaccompaniedbyhereveryaction,everysmile,andeveryword;whenCatherineisdead,HeathcliffistightlysurroundedbyCatherine’ssoul.AssoonasCatherinedecidestomarryLinton,Heathcliffbeginshisrevengeplans.Itishardertoforgivelovethanhatred.Fromlovetohatred,frominnocencetoruthlessness,Heathclifisseverelypunished.AlloriginatefromhisinmostlovetoCatherine.Consequently,itishisloneness,histerror,hishopelessness,hisanxietyhislove,hissufferingfrombourgeoisiesocietythatpenetrateintohisheartandenablehimtobecomearuthlessmantotakesuchcruelrevenges.Heistotallytwistedfromamantogghost.Inaddition,EmilyBronteadoptsspecialnarrativemeans,blendedwithchronologicalnarrationandflashback.SuchmeanscouldbothavoidtheuninterestingelementsinnovelandbreakthetraditionalnarrativewaysinVictoriantime,whichnotonlyabsorbsreadersbutalsofurthersthemtoreadwithoutstopuntiltheendingapproaches.Besides,EmilyBrontealsoadoptsdramaticstructurethatisrareinmodernage.ThegreatestEmilyBrontecreatesthegreatestlovetragedy,WutheringHeights,whoseenthusiasm,vitalityandgrandspiritcoincideEmilyBronte’senthusiastic,sorrowfulandstrongsoul(Arnold617).3.Heathcliff’sselfishnessTheselfishnesswasfirstintroducedwhenMr.EarnshawbroughtHeathcliffhomeandpresentedhimtothefamily.Becausehetookafancytothisyoungwaif,therestofthegenerationsfollowingMr.Earnshaw’slifewillsuffer.HeathcliffwasprobablythemostselfishpersoninallofWutheringHeights.HeruinedCatherine'slifewhenhedisappearedforthreeyears.HealsoruinedIsabella’slifebymarryingheronlyforrevenge.HeathcliffforcedyoungCathytomarryLintonandthenlaterkilledthepoorsicklyboythroughneglect.TheseareonlythemajoractionsthatshowHeathcliff’sselfishness.ItseemslikethatHeathcliffisaveryselfishman.Henevercaresaboutthefeelingofothers,evenCatherine’s.Hecamebackforrevenginghimselfonthetwofamilies.Hedidn’tcareaboutCatherine’slifeandbrokeherfamilycruelly,hisreturnindirectlyledtoCatherine’sdeath.4.Heathcliff’smadnessHeathclif’smadnessispresentedseveraltimesinWutheringHeights.Thefristtime,HeathcliffdoesnotknowthatMr.LockwoodissleepinginCatherine’sroom.Therefore,whenhehearsthescreaming,hethinksitisCatherine’sghost.HeissorelydisappointedtoseethatitisMr.Lockwood,andafterheordershimtoleave,Heathcliffopensthewindowandcallsoutsideforhisbeloved,deadCatherine.Hereceivesnoanswer.Thesecondtime,HeathcliffreturnsafterCatherine’smarriage.Whenhevisits,heandEdgarLintonhaveaterriblefight,whichupsetsCatherine.Shedeterminestobecomefrenzied,whichwillhurtthemboth.Raging,shehitherheadagainstthesofaandherlipsbecamebloody.Shewasoutofbreath,andwhenNellytoldEdgarabouthiswife’sdecisiontoactmadly,Catherine’sragehititspeak.Hermusclesstoodoutirregularly,hereyeswerewild,andNellyfearedshewouldturnviolent.Thethirdtime,HeathcliffinsistshehasanothervisitwithCatherine,despitethedisastrouseffectsofhislastone.Sheisdying,andherfaceiswildandpale.Heseesthatsheismad,andithurtstoseehersotortured.Theyembracedalmostviolently,andHeathclifffoamsatthemouthlikeawildanimal.Thefourthtime,Afternightsofwanderingthemoors,andmanydayswithoutfood,Heathcliffisgoingmad.Hisfaceandeyesarealtered;heseemsexcitableandagitated.Thereisalsoastrangehappinessinhisface.Whenhereturnshomethenightbeforehisdeath,NellyhearshimsayCatherine’snameasthoughshewaspresent.Shecanalsohearhimmumblinginlowtones,talkingtosomeonewhoisn’tthere.HebelievesCatherinehasbeenhauntinghimforyears,andnowthatheisneardeath,heactsasthoughCatherine’sspiritiscloserthanever.D.AnalysisoftheDistortedCharacter1.Heathcliff’sLoveHeathclifffallsinlovewithCatherineinadepressedenvironment,Catherine’sloveishiswholeworldandsoul,aswellashisspiritualsupport.AlltheotherunhappythingsarenotreallyimportantforhimwhenstayingwithCatherine.Hehassuchdeepandcrazyaffectionforhisbeloved.Evenduringthe18yearsafterCatherinedead,hecannotfreehimselffromthememoryofher.Inpursuitofthefortuneandsocialstatus,hehasneverbetrayedhislove,nomattersheisaliveordead.HeathcliffandCatherine’sloveisbasedontheirsharedperception.Itisanattractionoftowsoulsfromhumannature,asCatherinedeclares,“IamHeathcliff.”Theirloveisnaturalandpure,onlyforlovesake.AfterCatherine’sdeath,hewailsthathecannotlivewithouthis“soul”,meaningCatherine.Hefirmlybelieveshersoulwouldneverdisappear.WheneverhelooksatsomethingheseesCatherineinitandhearshervoiceineverysound.HisonlywishistobeburiedinthesametombwithCatherine.Evenwhenhedeadheseemscontentbecausehecantogetherwithhisbelovedagain.Heathcliff’sstrong,pureandaddictedloveforCatherineseemsthebestpartofhispersonality.2.Heathcliff’shatredCatherine’smarriagetoEdgaristheturningpointofHeathcliff’sfate.WhenheoverhearstheconversationthatCatherinedecidestomarryEdgar,hisworldelapses,heescapesfromthefamilyandhasastrongdesireforrevenge.Threeyearslater,HeathcliffreturnswithwealthandrevengeagainstHindley,whoterriblybulliedhimbefore,andEdgar,themasterofThrushcrossGrange,whodestroyedhislove.HemarriesEdgar’ssisterIsabellabuttreatshercruellyasawayofrevengingagainstEdgar.UponCatherine’sdeath,Heathcliff’sonlydreamandhopeislost.Nothingremainsinhisworldbutrevenge.HebecomesadevilwithrevengenotmerelyonHindleyandEdgar,butalsoonhisandtheirchildren.HeforcesCatherineandEdgar’sdaughteryoungCathytomarryhisdyingsonLinton,inordertoseizetheheritageofLinton’sfamily.Edgarisdying,buthepreventsCathyfromgoinghometoseeherfather.HekeepsHindley’ssonHaretonasabemuseddependent,andarudeilliterateperson.FacinghissonLinton’death,hehasnofeelingaboutitandtreatsLintonasadeviceofgettingtheproperty.ThegrowingofHeathcliff’shatredintimatelyrelatestotheenvironmenthelives.WhenhecomestoWutheringHeights,peopledonotlikehimforheisfromthelowclass.Hereceivesmaltrea