Goobers or Raisinets

That Catherine Earnshaw – at once so wonderfully fresh, so fearfully natural – new, “as if brought from other spheres,” and familiar as the recollection of some woeful experience – what can surpass the strange compatibility of her simultaneous loves; the involuntary art with which her natures are so made to coexist, that in the very arms of her lover we dare not doubt her purity; the inevitable belief with which we watch the oscillations of the old and new elements in her mind, and the exquisite truth of the last victory of nature over education, when the past

Catherine’s relationship with Edgar, on the other hand, is not one filled with love, but rather of uneasiness because of Catherine’s strong feelings for Heathcliff. The problems with their relationship are evident from the very beginning, when Edgar is disgusted with the crude manner in which Catherine acts, and then, when Catherine describes to Nelly why she loves Edgar and will marry him. “He’s handsome, and pleasant to be with. And because he is young and cheerful. And because he loves me. And because he is rich,” (68). The reasons she presents for loving him do not sound very sound and it almost seems as if she is marrying him because it is safe and because it sounds like the right thing to do for a woman in her position. Dobell notes that her relationship with Edgar was based on “education” or the fact that she knew that marrying Heathcliff would be marrying below her, which she deems dishonorable. While she does seem earnest in confessing why she loves Edgar, her decision is a selfish one that will cause many problems because of her conflicting love for the two men. Her opposing love for both creates problems in their marriage when she and Edgar fight over her seeing Heathcliff. She says to him, “What you touch at the present you may have; but my soul will be on that hill-top before you lay hands on me again. I don’t want you, Edgar: I’m past wanting you,” (110-111). In the aforementioned quote, Catherine reveals her true feelings to Edgar, saying that her heart resides with Heathcliff. This confession to Edgar breaks his heart, as he has always loved Catherine, but she now confirms her love for another man. One can see the problems Catherine has caused people who do not deserve to be treated the way Catherine treats them, and Edgar is such a victim. Her connection to Heathcliff from earlier in her life comes back around now and as Dobell says “the past returns to her as a flood” which can be seen in this example when her feelings for Heathcliff come back to her. After Catherine is dead, one can clearly see the catastrophic results her clashing feelings have on all parties involved. At Catherine’s wake, Heathcliff takes a lock of Edgar’s hair out of Catheri

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