Why Does Catherine Marry Linton? Essay, Research Paper
In this book Catherine Earnshaw is a wild, impetuous, arrogant girl.
Catherine?s has problems choosing which feelings are most important to
her. Her feelings for Heathcliff, an adopted member of the Earnshaw
family, or Edgar Linton , a devoted suitor of hers. Catherine has feelings
for both men, but for two different reasons.
Despite Catherine?s feelings for Heathcliff, she decides to marry
Linton, knowing full well ? I am Heathcliff?s , He?s always on my mind.?
Catherine is fitting companion for arrogant and vindictive Heathcliff . Her
love for Heathcliff is the ruling passion of her life. While she seems
heartless when she chooses to marry Linton , she naive enough to think
that by doing this she will be able to lift Heathcliff from the degraded in
which he had been thrust by Hindley.
Catherine has many reasons why she marries Linton. One of her
choices to marry Linton was based on the fact that she and Heathcliff are
one in the same. While Linton is different, something new.Another was
because Catherine felt that if she married Linton, she could take care of
Heathcliff meaning she could use Linton?s money to help Heathcliff .
Catherine said that if she married Heathcliff they would be beggars and
struggle for money.
I think Catherine is only in love and is just using Linton. The real reason
why she doesn?t marry Heathcliff is because Hindley has degraded him so
much she thinks she?s to good to marry him. The reason for Catherine?s
marriage to Linton is solely to help herself and Heathcliff not because she
loves Linton. Catherine seems to be confused on the definition of love at
that?s why she marries Linton instead of Heathcliff.