8th Post

To continue from where I left off last the lives of all the characters have changed dramatically. Isabella, Catherine’s sister-in-law developed a crush on Heathcliff. This bothered Catherine and one night Heathcliff and Isabella ran off and married each other. Isabella soon realized her mistake in marrying such a terrible man and begged to come home. Edgar disowned her because he hated Heathcliff. But what I want to focus on this post is whom we are supposed to be rooting for to win Catherine over, Heathcliff or Edgar? I have thought about it a lot and I can’t make a real conclusion. Emily Bronte, the author, has made it difficult to decide. I guess that it could represent the difficulty that Catherine had in choosing which man to be with. Of course she wanted both but as readers we want one to triumph over the other and it really has me in a pickle. Heathcliff is a cruel and evil man, who just likes to torment others. I don’t really see myself as rooting for him because he has such an awful personality. I understand that he and Catherine have a deep and passionate relationship but I don’t end up wanting him to be with her in the end. Edgar on the other hand is a kind and caring person. He is always trying to please his lady. I put my support behind him because he is also passionate and I hate to see the nice guy finish last. Maybe if I read more I can find reason to change my favorite from Edgar to Heathcliff as I think Emily Bronte intended the readers to root for.