Social Class Conflict Within Wuthering Heights

- Relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine

- Contrast between Heathcliff and Edgar

- Conflicts between Heathcliff and the Linton family

Effects on characters:

- The social class conflicts added to Heathcliff's bitterness because he had been rejected by his love due to his social class.

- It drove Heathcliff's ambition to become wealthier after Catherine married Edgar instead of him.

- The social contrast between Heathcliff and Edgar, along with Catherine's want to be wealthy,

ultimately resulted in her marrying

the man she was less happy

with.