Wuthering Heights 3

"It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn."

Here the speaker is using a very creative metaphor to describe the situation. By comparing Cathy to the thorns and the Linton family to the honeysuckles, you get a clear idea that Cathy's character is quite the opposite of that of the generous Lintons. This metaphor is a very unique way to characterize them.