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.