What are the causes, gains, and losses dealt with in this book? The causes of the conflict in this book would have to be violence. Heathcliff, in my opinion, hurts people whenever he does not get his way, but, I guess he became that way because he was treated so badly by everyone in the house except Mr. Earnshaw and Catherine. A loss of this cause would be that when Mr. Earnshaw dies, Hindley becomes the owner of Wuthering Heights and demotes Heathcliff to a farm hand and calls him a servant say, "'Heathcliff, you may come forward. You may come and wish Miss Catherine welcome, like the other servants.'" (pg:53 p:2). Really, Hindley's comment brews even more anger in Heathcliff. Due to Hindley degrading Heathcliff so much, Catherine does not want to marry him, but confides in Mrs. Dean, "'It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him,'" (pg:80 p:5). Sadly, Heathcliff only heard the first part of Catherine's confession and he leaves, so that would be another loss. A gain would be that when Heathcliff dies, he got to be buried by his love, Catherine. Lockwood said, as he looked at Edgar, Heathcliff, and Catherine's headstones through the window, "'Together, they would brave Satan and all his legions.'" (pg326 p:1).
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