Whuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is a very complex book that contains a great deal of characters that change and develop throughout the book. It's fascinating to see how different characters excel and transform. It's also interesting to notice the different levels of complexity a character can hold. Although they may portay themselves to be someone on the outside, several different traits and emotions may lay on the inside.
An example of this is Heathcliff. To most, Heathcliff is a heartless and evil person. He frequently insults his peers and speaks to everyone with disrespect. Most people that have crossed his path dislike him. His lack of empathy and consicous advocates him to disregard and distress people around him. An adverage person who knows Heathcliff will assume that he has no feeling whatsoever.
But under all of that loathing Heathcliff has a soft spot. This aspect of his personality was given a little light because of Catherine Earnshaw. Heathcliff and Catherine love eachother despite their difficult personalities. Nothing makes Heathcliff happier than being in Catherine's presence. Heathcliff's emotions and affections truly ignite after Catherine's death. He is left in despair and longing for his beloved soulmate. Heathcliff is now nearly spilling with feeling. The wall that he has created to protect his sentiment slowly cracks.
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