re seen as high on the social ladder. People who are low on the social ladder are frowned upon and their feelings and opinions are considered to be less important. Catherine is a perfect example of an individual who believes these opinions to be true. Although Catherine truly loves Heathcliff, he is not a wealthy or a well-educated man. Edgar Linton however, is everything that Heathcliff is not. Catherine chooses to be superficial rather than to pursue her love; she wishes to be the richest woman in the area and denies her feelings of true love for Heathcliff. This is done simply because Catherine believes that marrying or pursuing any romantic relationship with Heathcliff, a poor uneducated man, would degrade her image. Her decision severs the relationship she once had with Heathcliff. No longer will they share
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