Wuthering Heights Family: Parents. vs Children

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A Fierce and a Soft Relationship “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed”(Carl Jung). Although there are significant differences between the relationships in the older and younger generations in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, both relationships transform the lovers in different ways and one transformation is better than the other. In the first generation’s relationship, Heathcliff and Catherine react to eachother in an aggressively passionate manner that transforms them and eventually leads them to murdering eachother’s hearts. On the other hand, the younger lovers, Hareton and Cathy, have a supportive relationship that transforms Hareton into a literate person and Cathy into a kinder one. Clearly, Hareton and Cathy’s relationship is healthier than Heathcliff and Catherine’s. The relationships in the two generations are complete opposites, one is rough and almost abusive, but the other one is tender and gentle. In addition, they are opposite in the way the partners internally hurt one another. The older generation’s relationship hurt both lovers and they call each other their “murderers”, Cathy and Hareton’s relationship, that is more compassionate by being more supportive and helpful of eachother. There is an over-exaggerated passion between Catherine and Heathcliff that does not occur in Cathy and Hareton’s relationship. Theses two relationships are not only in different generations, but are completely different in the ways that the lovers interact and treat one another. The older Catherine and Heathcliff have a very violent relationship while younger Cathy and Hareton have a much softer one. Although, Heathcliff would never hurt his beloved Catherine, his love for her is extremely passionate and leads to his transformation, becoming a violent person. For

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