The Wuthering Heights
To what extend is Heathcliff's social position responsible for the misery and conflict so persistant in the book of Wuthering Heights?
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Jill W
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Heathcliff's social position has everything to do with the misery and conflict presented in the novel. As an adopted son, he has no claim to the family fortune, he is considered inappropriate as a husband for the woman he loves, and his resentment drives the plot and its conflicts.
Wuthering Heights