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TheauthorEmilyBronte’sexperiencealwaysseemstobemysterious.EmilyBrontelivedaneccentric,closelyguardedlife.Shewasbornin1818,twoyearsafterCharlotteandayearandahalfbeforehersisterAnne,whoalsobecameanauthor.Herfatherworkedasachurchrector,andheraunt,whoraisedtheBrontechildrenaftertheirmotherdied,wasdeeplyreligious.EmilyBrontedidnottaketoheraunt’sChristianfervor;
thecharacterofJoseph,acaricatureofanevangelical,mayhavebeeninspiredbyheraunt’sreligiosity.TheBronte’slivedinHaworth,aYorkshirevillageinthemidstofthemoors.Thesewild,desolateexpanses—laterthesettingofWutheringHeights—madeuptheBronte'
sdailyenvironment,andEmilylivedamongthemherentirelife.Shediedin1848,attheageofthirty.
ApartfrombeingidentifiedastheauthorofWutheringHeights,Emilyisalsoregardasagreatpoet.CriticshaveintendedtoagreewithwhatCharlotteBrontesaidabouthersister’spoems,
Somethingmorethansurpriseseizedme,adeepconvictionthatthesewerenotcommondiffusions,notatalllikethepoetrywomengenerallywrite.Ithoughtthemcondensedandterse,vigorousandgenuine.Tomyear,theyalsohadapeculiarmusic—wild,melancholy,andelevating.
Emilylivedinaperiodwhentheclass-strugglewasfierce.Thereweremanyimportantsocialmovements.Shewasespeciallyinterestedinthemiserableevents.Duringthosespecificdays,alotofdisturbanceexistedinthesocialandthesharpcontrastlaidbetweenthepoorandtherich,thekindnessofhumanbeingwouldbetwistedastimewentby.Therefore,shedescribedthecharacterscomingoutofthespecificperiodsandcircumstances.Thesocietycreatedthetwistedcharacteristicswhosewickedness,weaknessandconstancywerenotonlythetragedyoftheirown,butalsoofthesociety.
B.AbriefintroductionofCatherineinWutheringHeights
InEmilyBronte’smasterworkWutheringHeights,theheroineisCatherine.Shewasborninarichfamily,withhighsocialstatus.Andhercharacteristicsarefilledwithcontradictions.CatherineandHeathcliffcaredeachotherandhelpedeachother,andalsostoodrebellingagainstthepersecutionbyHindley.Theylovedeachothersomuchduetothefactthattheirlovewasbuiltuponthebasisofunderstandingandrebellingtogether.However,Catherine’sdesireforsocialadvancementpromptshertobecomeengagedtoEdgarLinton,andbetrayheroverpoweringloveforHeathcliff.Thetragedytakesshape.shehadthoughtthatifshemarriedEdgar,shecouldgetcomfortablelifeandtruelovetogether.Atthattime,Heathcliffisalsoforcedtoacceptthemodernculture.HeathcliffrunsawayfromWutheringHeights.However,peacefullifeinGrangedoesnotlastlong.WhenHeathcliffcomesbackwithsuccessandatotalnewlook,Catherine'
scalmlifeisbrokenagain,shebeingtooexcitedtosleep.Herpeacefulworldbeginstoshake,andsheisannoyedbyLinton'
ssullenness,andisoverjoyedatHeathcliff'
svisit.BeingMrs.Linton,sheshouldhavetakentheroleofwifeleadingapeacefulandhappylife.Butthepersonshehasbeenindeeplovewith,Heathcliif,isbackwithwealthandnovelty.SheknowsshelovesLintonwithasuperficialaffection.Suchkindofcontradictory,violentpassion,whichisfullofwillfulnessandfaith,makestheladydistracted“willfulness”superiortoall.SheknowsitisquitedifferentforhertosetuptherelationshipwithHeathcliffandwithothers,forsuchrelationshipwiththeformerhasbeendeeplyrootedinmind.Sheacceptshisdominationofherbecausesheisinstinctivelyandnaturallyawarethathermotivationhasadeepersignificancethanthemereacquisitionofproperty.ShealsoconfessesshecannotloseHeathcliffbecauseheishertruelover.Catherinefinallybecomesill,givesbirthtoadaughter,anddiesingreatpain.ThemajorcauseisCatherine’spersonality.
II.Catherine’spersonalityinherchildhood
A.Thenaturalpersonalityinchildhood
1.Kind,fullofbowel
Justbecausesheisakindgirlandisful1ofbowel,shehadpityontheorphanHeathclif.ShewasawareofseeingHeathcilffmistreatedandtriedherbesttoprotecthim.AfterHeathclifarrivedatWutheringHeights,withinafewdays,heandCatherinebecamegoodfriends.Heathcliffisanotluckyboywhoenjoysthenobleandhappychildhood.HewasanadoptedmemberbyCatherine’sfatheroftheEamshow’sfamily.WhenCatherine'
sfatherdied,herelderbrotherHindleymovedintoWutheringHeights.HeathcliffismaltreatedbyCatherine’sbrotherHindleyandgetslittlewarmthofthefamily.Heisoftenpunishedbystandingatthecornerofwall,notallowedtoeat,oftenscoldedbyHindley.SoCatherineshowssympathywithHeathcliffinherchildhoodandtheybecomeclosefriends.Theyhelpeachotherandcareeachother,andstandrebellingagainstthepersecutionbyHindleyafterthedeathofherfather.CatherinespeakshighlyofthepreviouslovetoHeathcliffbecauseuttheydidnotgetanywarmthofthefamilyfromhim.Eventheywereill-treatedbyHindley,especiallyforHeathcliff.SoCatherineshowedsympathyforHeathcliffattheageofherchildhoodandtheybecameclosefriends.Theyworkedandplayedfromchildhoodandgrownuptogether.Thereweresomeresemblanceintheirdispositionsandpersonality.Theywerebothafraidofnothinganddaredtodoeverythingtheywantedtodo.Facingbrother’smistreatingHeathclif,Catherinesympathizedhimverymuchandbegantoworkorplaywithhiminthefields,andtaughthimwhatshehadlearntatherlessons.Theygettogethertoplaytrickonotherchildren;
theylaughatthepeoplewhoarestubborn;
theyaredoingwhattheywanttowithoutopposition.
1.Wild
Whenshewasonlyalittlegirl,sheisalsoawildgirlnomatterwhenevershewashealthyorsick.Andshewastoomischievousandwaywardforafavoritefromthemomentshecamedownstairstillthetimeshewenttobed,andothershadnotaminute'
ssecuritythatshewouldnotbeinmischief.Herspiritswerealwaysathigh,andshelikestoplaygameswithHeathcliffforsomethingintertesting;
hertonguewasalwaysgoing—singing,laughing,andplaguingeverybodywhowouldnotdothesame.Herfather,anoldgentlemansaid,“Whycanstthoualwaysbeagoodclass,Cathy?
”Andsheturnedherfaceuptoherfather,andlaughed,andanswered,“Whycannotyoualwaysbeagoodman,father?
”Whatakindgirlsheis.Shenotonlyhasherownthoughtbutcanbravelytoaskaquestioninreply.Butassoonasshesawhimvexedagain,shekissedhishand,andsaidshewouldsinghimtosleep.
A.BeingfilledofloveHeathcliffinherheartalltheway
ThelovebetweenCatherineandHeathcliffdatesbacktotheirchildhood,andtheyconsidertheotherpersonapartofthemselves.Catherinedeclares,“IamHeathcliff.”“He'
smoremyselfthanIam”and“Heismyownbeing”Allthesedeclarationsshowthatthereissomesharedself-identitybetweenCatherineandHeathcliff.DuetoCatherine'
shumannature,shelovesHeathclliffdeeplyfromherchildhood,andhersoulcannotlivewithouthim.HeathcliffandCatherine’sloveisthecoreofthenovel.CatherinelovesHeathcliffverymuchbecausetheyarealikethattheyhavethesamewildandstubborntemperament.Theirloveistobuilduponthebaseofunderstandingandrebelliontogether.AndherloveforHeathcliffisnaturalandpure,asshesaidtoherservantNelly,onlyforlove'
ssake:
HeshallneverknowhowIlovehim;
andthat,notbecausehishandsome,Nelly,butbecausehismoremyselfthanIam.Whateveroursoulsaremadeof,hisandminearethesame.IamHeathcliff.Heisalwaysinmymind;
notasapleasure,anymorethanIamalwaysapleasuretomyself,butasmyownbeing.
ShedidloveHeathclif.
SojustbecauseCatherine’ssympathyandkindness,Heathcliflovedher,while,becauseofCatherine’srebel,shealsofellinlovewiththiswildguy.MygreatmiseriesinthisworldhavebeenHeathcliffmiseries,and”Iwatchedandfelteachfromthebeginning:
mygreatthoughtinlivingishim.Ifallelseperished,andhereminded,Ishouldcontinuetobe;
andifallelsereminded,andhewasannihilated,theuniversewouldturntoamightystrange:
Ishouldnotseenapartofit.MyloveforHeathcliffresemblestheeternalrocksbeneath:
asourceoflittlevisibledelight,butnecessary.”Fromthese,wecanseethatCatherineisindeeplovewithHeatcliffallthewayofherlife.
III.Herpersonalityinadolescence
A.Thevaincharacter
1.Beingfondofthenobleandhonorablelifegradually
Shewasvainwhenshegrewup.
ThingshadchangedgraduallyafterCatherineandHeathclifbrokeintotheThrushcrossGrangebychance.InWutheringHeights,EmilyBrontegivesacleardepictiononHeathcliffandCatherine'
sseparation.ThesplitbetweenthemhappensatthemomentwhentheypeekinthroughtheGrange'
swindow,“asplendidplacecarpetedwithcrimson,andcrimson—coveredchairsandtables,andapurewhiteceilingborderedbygold,ashowerofglass—dropshanginginsilverchainsfromthecenter,andshimmeringwithlittlesofttable.”Atthattime,sheisfullyattractedbythecivilizedsocietywithinnercuriousness.Catherinewaseagertobeawell—educatedyounglady,notwildgirlatall,sowhenshesawherlovelydogs,hereyessparkledwithjoy,butshecouldhardlytouchthemincasetheyspoilthersplendidgarments.ForCatherine,“EdgarLinton,inspiteof
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