The conflict of Wuthering Heights is definitely the fact that Catherine Earnshaw married Edgar Linton, even though she loves Heathcliff. She loved both of them, but she made the decision to marry Edgar since he is handsome, fun to be around, nice, and happy. It seems to be that she loves Edgar with her heart, and possibly her mind, but she loves Heathcliff with her heart and soul. She even stated, “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him: and that, not because he’s handsome, Nelly, but because he’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” (Bronte 80) After finishing the book, I realized that Catherine and Heathcliff are very much alike, and that she really meant it when she said that. They have extremely similar souls. Even though Edgar seemed to love and care for Catherine more than anyone else in the entire world, Catherine knew that deep down, her soul mate was Heathcliff. The loss of the conflict was that they would never be together, even though that’s all they wanted. The gains were that Edgar would fawn over her and love her. He also was handsome and rich. Destiny kept them apart, even though they were perfect for each other, specifically because they were so different.
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