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no male heir, the property will pass to Linton, his sister's
son. The only way Cathy can stay at Thrushcross Grange is to
marry Linton. Shortly after Edgar dies, Linton also succumbs,
and Heathcliff claims Thrushcross Grange in his late wife's
name.

The major portion of Ellen Dean's story ends here. Lockwood
leaves Yorkshire for a while. A year passes. Then Lockwood
returns, and Ellen tells him what has happened in the interim.
When Hareton, Hindley's son, and Cathy fell in love, a strange
change came over Heathcliff. He lost interest in his revenge,
yearning only to be again with his Cathy, and finally died.

As the story ends, Hareton and the younger Cathy are to be
married.

The characters in Wuthering Heights are sometimes compared to
figures in myths, ballads, fairy tales, or dreams because they
are rarely seen engaged in the more social commonplaces of
everyday life. Edgar Linton, for instance, is said to be fun to
talk to, but you are given no idea what he talks about. Nor are
you shown how characters act when they are outside the tight
knot of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, the two
households that dominate the novel. Each character is generally
of one of two types--the Wuthering Heights type (strong,
passionate, stormy) or the Thrushcross Grange type (passive,
civilized, calm). The obvious contrast is between Heathcliff
and Edgar.

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS: GENEALOGICAL TABLE

The Earnshaws The Lintons

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS:

Frances m. Hindley Catherine m. Edgar Isabella m.
Heathcliff

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS:

Hareton m. Catherine m. Linton

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS: HEATHCLIFF

Charlotte Bronte, in defending her sister's book to the
readers of her day, never defended the character of Heathcliff.