簡析《呼嘯山莊》中希斯克里夫的情感變化及其原因

題目簡析《呼嘯山莊》中希斯克里夫的情感變化及其原因摘要身為養(yǎng)子，寄居籬下的背景使希斯克里夫注定有一段非同尋常的經(jīng)歷。當(dāng)他發(fā)現(xiàn)，連自己唯一愛著的凱瑟琳都背叛了他之后，為了挽回凱瑟琳的愛,希斯克里夫通過自己的努力終于成為了一名富有的紳士。凱瑟琳去世后，他的仇恨與怒火徹底爆發(fā)，最后他的復(fù)仇得逞了，恩肖家與林敦家走向了敗落。然而，他卻從未從他的仇恨與對凱瑟琳的愛中解脫出來，直至死去。希斯克里夫的遭遇折射出人性的陰暗面，比如仇恨、虛榮、猜忌、冷漠，甚至自虐；也包括美好的一面，如愛與毅力。這些品質(zhì)釀造了這個悲劇的故事。希斯克里夫的頭腦里有恨也有愛，他在兩者中徘徊，而這兩者亦改變他的情感與人生。他對兩者的取舍決定了他曲折的人生。關(guān)鍵詞：愛，恨，改變ContentsAbstract(inEnglish)…………………..…IAbstract(inChinese)...………………….III.Introduction..…………….……..……1II.Heathcliff’sLifeStages……………...1A.FellinLovewithCatherineandTheReasons…….1B.LeftawayafterCatherine’sBetrayalandTheReasons…………...2C.StartedRevengeafterCatherine’sDeathandTheReasons………3D.StoppedRevengeandTheReasons……………….3III.Conclusion…………..4Bibliography.............................................................................................5Acknowledgements.................................................................................6AProbeintoTheChangeofHeathcliff’sSentimentandTheReasonsI.IntroductionEmilyBronte’s“WutheringHeights”wasnotverywellreceivedbythepublicanditwascondemnedassordid,unnatural,andevenvulgar.Amongthenovel,almostnohigh-levellivingstylesnorkindmannerswillbefound,noneedtomentiongracefulBritishnobletemperament.Onlyvirulenthatredandheart-brokenspotsareonthesight.Until1850,asecondprintingwithanintroductionbyCharlotteBronte,Emily’seldersister,theauthorofJaneEyre,attractedawidereadershipandtooktheliteraryworldbystorm.Sincethepublication,ithaslongbeengreatdisputeforitstragiclove,aswellasthecriticizedcharacterHeathcliffhimself.Themaincharacter,whichwasonceregardedasamercilessandvengefuldevil,isnowprovedtobeavictimoflove.HewasapooradoptedchildandabusedbythewholefamilyexceptCatherineafterthehost’spassingaway.Suchmistreatmentwarpedhisdisposition,andthewholeworldbecamehisenemyinhissight.What’sworse,theuniquepersonwholovedhim,Catherine,alsobetrayedhimandmarriedothersforwealth.Themanleftandbackasadevil.Withhisrevengeachieved,readerslearnhowaninnocentkidturnedintoacrimewhoseguiltywasfarbeyondforgiveness.Sadly,everythingoriginatedfromlove.HeathcliffhadreceivedlovefromtheformalhostofwutheringheightandCatherine.Sheplayedaroleofthemostandonlyessentialpersonforhimintheworld.“Ifyoualsoexistinthisworld,thenthisworld,regardlessofanything,ismeaningfultome.Butifyounot,thenthisworld,regardlessofanything,isonlyawildnessinmyeye,andIamaghost.”ThatwasCatherine,theappleintheeyeofHeathcliff.Therevengestartedbecauseoflove,thusitcanonlyendbylove.Ofcoursethedevildeservedpunishments,andthemostsuitablepunishmentforhimwastheseparationfromCatherineforover20years.Heathcliffwasboundtodieinsuchadespairandloneliness.II.Heathcliff’sLifeStagesAccordingtoHeathcliff’srevenge,hiswholelifetimecanbedividedintoforparts.Eachofthemislinkedtosomedegree.A.FellinLovewithCatherineandTheReasonsFromNelly’sdescription,wecanlearnthatinhisboyhood,Heathcliffhadoncewonthefavorofhisadoptivefather,whowastheownerofwutheringheight.Hewasalsothechildhoodsweetheartofthedaughterofthehouse.Otherwise,hesuffereddiscriminationfromalmostallfamilymembersincludingMrs.Earnshawandthesonofthehouse,evenmostoftheservants.Hecouldonlyattachlovefromtheformertwo,sowhenthefatherpassedaway,CatherineturnedtobetheuniqueonethatHeathcliffwasdependedon.HissituationchangedeventuallyafterHendry’scomingback.HendrytookvengeanceonHeathcliffforthefather’slove,whichshouldbelongtoHendry,asfarashethought.HeathcliffwasmistreatedasaslaveunderHendry’sinhumanity.Fromthatmoment,revengehadraisedupinthemindofthispatheticyoungboy.Atthesametime,asHeathcliff’sinnocentplaymate,Catherinedidn’tfollowsuitasherbrother.Asaspoiledyoungwoman,shechasedforbothfreedomandrevoltandvanityandclassprejudice.ShekeptakindrelationshipwithHeathcliffandmadegreateffortstoprotecthim.Beingtheprettiestgirlinthearea,CatherinewasfondofHeathcliff’straitsofrude,frankandblunt,whichdifferedfromHendry’sbehaviors.ToHeathcliff,shewasalreadymorethanaclosefriend.OnlyCatherinebringshimkindandhumanity.Catherinewashisshelterfromthetroubledwindandhisbreadwhenhewashungry.Moreover,shemarkedtheuniqueangelandhopeofhiswholelife.Withtheiraging,theirfriendshipfinallychangedintoromance.CatherinefellpassionatelyinlovewithHeathcliff,aspassionatelyinlovewithhimasHeathcliffwaswithher.Theirloveisnottheordinarylovebetweencommonmanandwoman,forbothofthemshareanamazingaffinityinspiritandpersonality.Thetypeofthelovebetweenthetwocanbeconsideredasasupernaturallove,becausebothofthemarelookingforwardtoacompleteunionwitheachother.HeathcliffregardsCatherineashislifeandsoulandCatherinelooksuponhimasherexistence.However,therealloverscanneverbeunitedwitheachotherinreality.Theonlyreunioncanberealizedthroughsacrificeddeathinasupernaturalworld.B.LeftawayafterCatherine’sBetrayalandTheReasonsUnfortunately,passionatelovedoesn’texistinthereallife.Atthesightofayoungunmarriedwoman,CatherinehadtomarryEdgarinsteadofHeathcliffforthesocalledwealthandelegance,althoughhewasmerelyamansheliked,butnotloved.ShelovedHeathcliff,butshecannotmarryhimbecauseofhislowsocialstatusandlackofeducation.ShehopedtouseherpositionofMrs.LindontoraiseHeathcliff’sstanding.Catherineonceexpressedherfeelingslikethis:”MygreatmiseriesinthisworldhavebeenHeathcliff’smiseriesandIwatchedandfelteachfromthebeginning:mygreatthoughtinlivingishimself.Ifallperished,andheremained,Ishouldstillcontinuetobe;andifallperished,andheremained,Ishouldstillcontinuetobe;andifallelseremained,andhewereannihilated,theuniversewouldturntomightystranger.Ishouldnotseemapartofit.MyloveforLintonislikethefoliageinthewood;timewillchangeit,Iamwellaware,aswinterchangesthetrees.MyloveforHeathcliffresemblestheeternalrockbeneath:asourceoflittlevisibledelight,butnecessary.”Heathcliffhasn’theardthat.WhichruinedhismindwasthathisCatherinebetrayedherloveandwouldliketomarryamanshedidn’tloveatall.Edgar,apolite,handsome,andrichgentleman,stolehisCatherineaway.Watchingtheonlyhopeleavingaway,Heathclifffoundhimgotlostintheendlessdarkness,hisstronglovetoherturnedintoirreversiblehateagainstthewholeworld.Likeasayinggoes,“Morelove,morehate.”Inthemeantime,anotherhopearose:heexpectedtorecaptureCatherineback.WeneverknowwhatHeathcliffhadexperiencedforthethreeyears.Whenhereturned,hehadmysteriouslymadehisfortune,educationandrefinement.Hebecameabrooding,vindictiveman,andhisbitternessandangeratCatherine’slatermarriagetoEdgarsawhimengageinaruthlessvendettatodestroynotonlyhisenemies,butalsotheirheirs,acrusadethatonlyintensifiesuponCatherine’sdeath.C.StartedRevengeafterCatherine’sDeathandTheReasonsThemarriagedidn’tbringCatherinehappinessandpeace.ShewasconfrontedwiththefactthatHeathcliffwashertruelove.Hisfirststepofrevenge,toembraceEdgar’ssisterIsabella,leadedtoanargumentwithEdgarandillnessofCatherinethroughspiteandjealousy.HearingCatherine’snotwell;HeathcliffpaidherasecretvisitandlearnedCatherine’struethoughts.SameasHeathcliff,hermindneverbetrayedtheirlove.Inherlastmoment,shecondemnedhisleavingwithoutsayinggoodbyeandhisrevenge,whilehescoldedherbetrayalandcold.However,Catherinewasalreadypregnant,andshepassedawayinsorrowaftergivingbirthtoCathy.Catherine’sdeathmarkedthelastpityofHeathcliff.Ononehand,heconvincedthatitwastheEarnshawsandtheLindonswhohadresultedherdeathinsomedegree.Ontheotherhand,losingtheonlylovefromtheworldmeansthathewassomehowabandonedbythewholeworld.Everythingremainedseemedtobeenemy.Heathcliffhasturnedintoavenger,atyrantandanabusercompletely,justashisdisappearancemadeCatherinelostherselfthreeyearsago.AfterCatherine’spassingaway,Helosthimselfthoroughly.Aftercomingbackfromthegraveyard,heenteredbythebrokenwindows,andhehastotallybecomeadevilcomingbackfromthehell.Giventohisagonyandhateheartilyandturnedintoagenuineavenger.HeaimedatHendryandEdgar,thentheirchildrenfollowedsuit.AtfirsthereducedHendrytoagambleranddrunkard,thenhetookpossessionofwutheringheight.BymarryingIsabellaandlaterforcinglittleCathytomarryhisdyingsonLinton,hetookpossessionofThrushcrossGarage.Finally,thedevilmanagedtodriveHendry,IsabellaandEdgartodeathandhadHendry’ssonHaretonandEdgar’sdaughterCathyathismercy.Hedidtheseinordertogiveventtohisexceedinghate.D.StoppedRevengeandTheReasonsWithhisgoalsrealized,Heathclifffailedtoescapefromhisuncontrollablelove.HeevendiggedCatherine’sgravetocheckifshebecameaghostin18years.Duringthe18years,hecouldfeelthathersoulwanderedeverywhere,whichenablehimsituneasilyonhisconscience.Itseemsthatshewassonear,andbacktohometoreunionwithhimatanytime.Losingallloveandinteresttothehuman’sworld,Heathcliffpreferredtobetakenawaytothehellinsteadoflivingonindegradation,withheraccompany.Lovereturnedbackintheend.SomethingmagicalhappenedbetweenCathyandHareton.Justlikethepairsover20yearsago,underthepressureandabuse,thetwoyoungfellinloveasthesupporterandbosomfriendsofeachother.DuringHareton’sconvalescence,heandCathybecameclose.Onenight,Heathcliffstaredattheireyes;bothwereassimilarasCatherine’s:warm,bright,andinnocent.SuddenlyHeathcliffrealizedthecirculationofthetragiclove.HeandCatherinehadonceloveddeeplyagainsttheobjectionofeveryone,butnowHaretonandCathywerewhatyoungHeathcliffandyoungCatherine.Memoriesrecalled,hemadeachoiceofstoppingpersecutingthetwoinnocentyoungpeople.Hewouldn’tliketoseeanothertrueloveendedlikethewayheandCatherinedid.Whiletheirrelationshipdeveloped,Heathcliff’sbehaviorsbecamestrangeandhadvisionsofCatherine.HestoppedeatingandwasfounddeadinCatherine’sroominfourdays,smiling.HegotfreeforthefactthathecouldstayforeverwithhisdeardepartedCatherine.Evenlosinghislife,hewaswillingto,whilerevengeandhatedidn’tmeananythingcomparedwithlove.III.ConclusionThehate,startedfromlove,mustendbylove.Heathcliffwastotallyanevilperson,buthedidn’tdeservetobepunishedintothehell.Hewaitedforadecadeinsuchabitterloveforapassingwoman,whichwasalreadythemostruthlesspunishmenttohim.Moreover,everybodyhasadevilinhisheart.TheonehideinHeathcliff’swassostrongbecauseofthemistreatmentandlankofloveinhislife.Heathcliffwasstillhumanbeingandhungeredforlove.Whenhisirreplaceablelovewastakenaway,forthenatureofhuman,hecouldn’thelptostopthehateagainstthosethieves.TherehadneverbeenanovellikeWutheringHeights,whichcontinuestocastapowerfulspelloverreaderstothisday.ThenoveltakesextractsandexaminestheminclosedetailtoexplorehowEmilyBronteachieveshereffectsandtoinquireintothesignificanceofhercharactersandfable.Thereadersaretaughttoexploreandappreciatethelove-tragedyofHeathcliffandCatherine,theresonantimagesandsymbolsofthetext,besidesthecomplexwaythestoryistold.Wesincerelyho