Wuthering Catherine and Thrushcross Catherine
People who inhabit Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange are in many ways similar, primarily in that they are all torn by love. However, regardless of the people or the events taking place at Thrushcross Grange, it is always more reserved and far more tranquil than Wuthering Heights, which is overwhelmed by emotions and tumultuous events. This is proved by Catherine, who acts like two different people at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.
Catherine lives at both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange during her life, and when at Wuthering Heights, she is bold, unmanageable and untamed. Nelly describes the unruly young Catherine saying, ". . . I never saw a child take up before; and she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener a day . . . Her spirits were always at high-water mark, her tongue always going . . . plaguing everybody. . . A wild, wicked slip she was. . ." Nelly says, "Her spirits were always at high-water mark" to show how Catherine was at Wuthering Heights. Not only was she flamboyant, she was not afraid to hurt others or careful towards others, "plaguing everybody. . . A wild, wicked slip she was. . ." in Nelly's words. Nelly's words, "she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener a day" showing that Catherine was undignified, especially in comparison to her composed and sophisticated self at Thrushcross Grange. Describing Catherine as "spirits [being] always at high-water mark" shows how bold Catherine was at Wuthering Heights, and would have been uncharacteristic of her had she been at Thrushcross Grange. Nelly also shows how painful Catherine's carefree character could be when she said, "I’ve cried to myself to watch [her] growing more reckless daily." The word "reckless" implies that Catherine is rather carefree at Wuthering Heights, and does not care about the consequence of what she does. Her carelessness along with her adventurous, bold personality leads her to a very different life at
Catherine lives at both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange during her life, and when at Wuthering Heights, she is bold, unmanageable and untamed. Nelly describes the unruly young Catherine saying, ". . . I never saw a child take up before; and she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener a day . . . Her spirits were always at high-water mark, her tongue always going . . . plaguing everybody. . . A wild, wicked slip she was. . ." Nelly says, "Her spirits were always at high-water mark" to show how Catherine was at Wuthering Heights. Not only was she flamboyant, she was not afraid to hurt others or careful towards others, "plaguing everybody. . . A wild, wicked slip she was. . ." in Nelly's words. Nelly's words, "she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener a day" showing that Catherine was undignified, especially in comparison to her composed and sophisticated self at Thrushcross Grange. Describing Catherine as "spirits [being] always at high-water mark" shows how bold Catherine was at Wuthering Heights, and would have been uncharacteristic of her had she been at Thrushcross Grange. Nelly also shows how painful Catherine's carefree character could be when she said, "I’ve cried to myself to watch [her] growing more reckless daily." The word "reckless" implies that Catherine is rather carefree at Wuthering Heights, and does not care about the consequence of what she does. Her carelessness along with her adventurous, bold personality leads her to a very different life at