Wuthering Heights 5

I feel that the relationship between Cathy Jr. and Linton is supposed to represent a parallel of Catherine and Heathcliff. I feel that Cathy's and Linton's purposes in the book are to live out the life that Catherine and Heathcliff originally wanted but couldn't have. An example from the text that supports this is when Heathcliff says, "My design is as honest as possible. I'll inform you of its whole scope," said he. "That the two cousins may fall in love, and get married..."