How Does Heathcliff Change In Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff is the center of conflicts in “wuthering heights”. His inner conflict is mainly due to jealousy, since he had been left by his love because of his social class. This social class conflict added bitterness to him and led to clashes with Edgar and Hindley, dedicating his life to vengeance in both physical and mental state; and influencing how the majority of characters interrelate, as depicted by Emily Bronte.

Heathcliff was introduced into a whole new world at thrush cross grange. As an orphan, he neither had wealth nor status; he emerged from the darkness into the knot family system of the Earnshaw. Mr. Earnshaw’s son, Hindley, never accepted the idea of Heathcliff as one of his family member, and had continuous clashes with him.

The differences in social standings recognized at thrush cross grange led to the change in relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. Marriage was reviewed then as a social contract; not the ultimate commitment between lovers. Therefore, Catherine opted to marry Edgar, because by this, she becomes the greatest woman of the neighborhood as The Linton’s had more social standings than the Earnshaw’s. We can notice that social norms motivated her to marry Edgar in order to gain a higher social standing, even though her heart is against marrying Edgar. Her marriage to Edgar was a social choice, and she though it could not possibly affect her spiritual connection with Heathcliff. At that point when Heathcliff catches Catherine saying she would be "degraded" if she marries him, he leaves Wuthering Heights, hurt and embarrassed due to unworthiness. Out of bitterness from rejection by his love, he decided to raise his status from birth and seeks to prove his equality with Edgard society. This social class conflict drove Heathcliff ambition to become wealthier so as to get even with Edgar after marrying Catherine and planned to hurt t everyone in an act of revenge. As time was passing on, his obsession for Catherine got out of