How Does Catherine Earnshaw Present Edgar In Wuthering Heights

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In Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, Catherine Earnshaw was liked and disliked. However the way she brought out herself as she grew up, made people dislike her more. Earnshaw felt it was okay to fall in love with two men, Heathcliff and Edgar. That is what made her selfish. Catherine wanted to be happy and satisfied with her life so she took advantage of men, not just any men but men that were wealthy. She has a desire for social advancement, which made her seem like such a careless, selfish woman. That wasn’t the case though; Catherine is free-spirited, beautiful, and spoiled. These two characters, Nelly and Edgar have two different lifestyles, she follows Catherine, while he feels used but still loves Catherine so very much.

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Nelly tells us, “He possessed the power to depart as much as a car possesses the power to leave a mouse half killed, or a bird half eaten.” The irony here is that Catherine is the cat and Edgar is the house or bird. Their relationship grows from her desire to and ability to overpower him (“eat him”) and his willingness to let it just happen. On the other hand, Nelly as well feel s that if she marries Edgar life will be so much different, compared to the lifestyle Catherine was living with Heathcliff. Nelly dislikes the fact that Catherine plays around with two men when love is involved. “Catherine feels that there is something wrong in her soul that she cannot decide the cause of. To explain …show more content…

As each day goes by their relationship grows to abuse. Her power over him and his willingness to give her all, is what brought the relationship to an unhealthy way of living. However, he admired her, she was beautiful and such a charm. Catherine loved Edgar but without passion. She cared but just in another way, because Edgar was the right social class for

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