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bequita
bequita
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High School - 9th Grade

Who is Catherine Earnshaw, and how important is she to the story "Wuthering Heights"?

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Posted by bequita on Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 6:11 PM and tagged with catherine, characters, edgar linton, heathcliff, wuthering heights.

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  1. podunc Teacher
    College - Sophomore

    Catherine Earnshaw is the heroine of Wuthering Heights, even though she dies about halfway through the novel. Catherine is the daughter of old Mr. Earnshaw, who adopts Heathcliff and brings him home to the Heights to raise along with his own children.

    Catherine and Heathcliff become inseparable playmates and eventually come to love one another passionately. However, Catherine chooses to marry Edgar Linton, a more "respectable" choice for a woman of her social status.

    Catherine dies in childbirth, but not before she and Heathcliff confess their love to one another. The memory of Catherine haunts Heathcliff for the rest of his life and, after he dies, he is buried next to her.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/wuthering/

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    Posted by podunc on Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 6:26 PM