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1、AnalysisofHeathcliffinWutheringHeights【Abstract】:HeathclffistheprotagonistinthegreatnovelWutheringHeightsbyEmilyBronte.Thegoalofthispaperistoanalyzethebackground,characteristic,andinnerworldofHeathcliff.Throughthespecificandprofoundanalysis,itexplainstheinevita
2、bilityofHeathcliff’stragicloveandlife.【Keywords】:Contradiction;kindness;love;cruelty;hatred;half-happinessandhalf-sadness;vacancyIntroduction:Heathcliff,ahomelessorphanonthestreetsofLiverpool,wasadoptedbyMr.EarnshawandlivedatwutheringHeights.HefellinlovewithMrE
3、arnshaw’sdaughtercatherine.AfterMr.Earnshawdied,hisresentfulsonHindleyabusedHeathcliffandtreatedhimasaservant.Becauseofherdesireforsocialprominence,CatherinemarriedEdgarLintoninsteadofHeathcliff.Heathcliff’shumiliationandmiseryprompthimtospendmostoftherestofhis
4、lifeseekingrevengeonHindley,hisbelovedCatherine,andtheirrespectivechildren(HaretonandyoungCatherine).Apowerful,fierce,andoftencruelman,HeathcliffacquiredafortuneandusedhisextraordinarypowersofwilltoacquirebothWutheringHeightsandThrushcrossGrange,theestateofEdga
5、rLinton.Howeverafterfinishallhisrevenge,hedidn’tfeelhappyatall,andthenhecommittedsuicidewithadreamtomeetCatherine.1.Heathcliff’sbackgroundWhenBrontecomposedWutheringHeightsinthe1840s,theEnglisheconomywasseverelydepressed,andtheconditionsofthefactoryworkersinind
6、ustrialareaslikeLiverpoolweresoappallingthattheupperandmiddleclassesfearedviolentrevolt.Thus,manyofthemoreaffluentmembersofsocietybeheldtheseworkerswithamixtureofsympathyandfear.HeathcliffwasagypsyfoundlingonthestreetsofLiverpool.Asgypsywasinthatsituation,theli
7、ttlegypsyboyheathcliffwaslookeddownuponanddiscriminatedbyothers.Hispeersinsultedhimallthetime,especiallyMrearnshaw’ssonHindley.Fortunately,MrEarnshawlovedhimverymuch.MrEarnshawnotonlygavehimanamebothforChristianandsurnamebutalsogavehimahome.That’saverycrucialtu
8、rningpointofHeathcliff’slife.WhenhewasfirstlybroughttoWutheringHeights,hewasa“dirty,ragged,black-hairedchild”,andatthattimehewascalledbyMrs.Earnshaw“gypsybrat”.Ononehand,aft
