Heathcliff wounded man? despicable person? Both? Lets go through his life that we know and see what we can find.
When we first meet him he is a young boy that a man by the name of Mr. Earnshaw found in Liverpool; took him home because he could not leave him there by himself. He was then name Heathcliff " I [Nelly] found they had christened him "Heathcliff"; it was the name of a son who died in childhood, and it served him ever since, both for Christian and surname." (Bronte 42). This can mean that he is a wounded man because, he was abandoned as a child so he started his life until he was taken not having anyone love him.
As, he grew up in the house and even after Hindley became head of the house he was always treated by Hindley and other people poorly because of how he looks. "'quite unfit for a decent house!Did you notice his language, Linton? I'm shocked that my children should have heard it."'(54); says Mrs. Linton. She is saying that he is too low to even be in the house; that is a hit to the ego and that will never go away so there is another wound to add to his record.
When we see him again all grown up and has his life together and is happy with it he starts to treat people horribly and, never gave anyone a chance to get to know him now. He is horrible to his wife, children, extended family, really anyone who comes close to him. This makes him a despicable man.
So what do you think this makes him a despicable man, wounded man or maybe a bit of both? What do you think?
When we first meet him he is a young boy that a man by the name of Mr. Earnshaw found in Liverpool; took him home because he could not leave him there by himself. He was then name Heathcliff " I [Nelly] found they had christened him "Heathcliff"; it was the name of a son who died in childhood, and it served him ever since, both for Christian and surname." (Bronte 42). This can mean that he is a wounded man because, he was abandoned as a child so he started his life until he was taken not having anyone love him.
As, he grew up in the house and even after Hindley became head of the house he was always treated by Hindley and other people poorly because of how he looks. "'quite unfit for a decent house!Did you notice his language, Linton? I'm shocked that my children should have heard it."'(54); says Mrs. Linton. She is saying that he is too low to even be in the house; that is a hit to the ego and that will never go away so there is another wound to add to his record.
When we see him again all grown up and has his life together and is happy with it he starts to treat people horribly and, never gave anyone a chance to get to know him now. He is horrible to his wife, children, extended family, really anyone who comes close to him. This makes him a despicable man.
So what do you think this makes him a despicable man, wounded man or maybe a bit of both? What do you think?