love is complicated!

There were many issues brought up in our class discussion today. The issue regarding the maturity of the characters was one. I think that Edgar Linton and Isabella Heathcliff are definitely the most mature. The reason for this is probably because their up bringing was most normal. I think Edgar really loved Catherine. He was there for her everyday when she was sick, and was still suffering from his loss of her after her death. After Catherine's death, Edgar showed much love for their daughter Cathy which is what a normal father would most likely do. Catherine obviously married Edgar for security and social class, but I truly think that Catherine had some love for Edgar, just not the true love that she had for Heathcliff. Heathcliff had the worst luck in his life. I think Healthcliff being full of hate and wanting revenge definitely reflects from how he was treated, mostly by Hindley. Hindley really made the path for Heathcliff's future when he degraded him to nothing but a servant, which influenced Catherine's decision not to marry him. For Catherine to blame Heathcliff for her illness and eventually her death was not right because it was ultimately Catherine's decision not to marry Heathcliff. For social class to be a barrier between love and marriage is not really a good enough reason for me to turn my back on someone I love, but obviously it was back then. I still don' t feel sorry for Catherine because in "Pride and Prejudice", social class wasn't a good enough reason for Mr. Darcy's to turn his back on love.