Themes of love and obsession in Wuthering Heights"My love for Heathcliff is like the eternal rocks below: a source of pleasure little visible, but necessary Nelly, I am Heathcliff" (81) "These words spoken by Catherine in the novel Wuthering Heights are for me the starting point of my investigation into the themes of love and obsession. in the novel. Catherine has just told her governess that she has made up her mind to marry Edgar Linton, even though she is well aware that her love for him is destined to change over time. her love for Heathcliff, she confirms it in the quote above and by saying that she will never be separated from him Why doesn't she marry him then Well, she also has another obsession: her. doesn't want to degrade herself by marrying him Instead, she thinks that by marrying Linton, she can help Heathcliff get back on his feet. treated by his adopted brother Hindley, is obsessed with his thoughts of revenge: "I'm trying to decide how I'm going to repay Hindley. It doesn't matter how long I wait, if only I can finally do it. I hope he doesn't die before me!" (64). He returns after three years, during which no one in Wuthering Heights or La Grange knows where he is, and the first person he looks forward to to meet is Catherine She reacts with a mixture of fear and passion and accuses Heathcliff of being cruel because no one has heard of him for so long. His joy at seeing her again is unmistakable: “A little more than. what you thought of me," he said. murmured: "I heard of your marriage, Cathy, not long ago; and, while waiting in the courtyard below, I pondered this plan: - just to get a glimpse of your face, a surprised look maybe, ...... middle of paper ...... a dream and calls she's a minx, Heathcliff can't controlling his vehement emotions. When he realizes that his life is coming to an end, he realizes his desire to be buried in the same grave as the woman he loved so fervently. My conclusion is that in this novel, the. Themes of love and obsession are interconnected. The love between Catherine and Heathcliff runs through the entire story, and this love is the reason for Heathcliff's obsession with revenge. He never got over being rejected by her. And he never stopped loving Catherine as long as he lived: "Always be with me - take any form - drive me crazy! only don't leave me in this abyss, where I can't find you! Oh, my God! It's inexpressible! I I can't live without my soul! popular penguins, 1994.