Wuthering Heights, Chapter 6 summary

What happens

1. Hindley returns for the funeral with his wife and moves Joseph and Nelly into the back kitchen.
2. Encouraged by his wife’s dislike, Hindley ends Heathcliff’s lessons and makes him work with the servants.
3. Catherine shares her lessons with Heathcliff, and they escape together onto the moors despite repeated punishments.
4. They spy on the Linton children at Thrushcross Grange, laugh at their quarrel, and flee when discovered.
5. Skulker bites Catherine’s ankle; the Lintons care for her but send Heathcliff away.
6. After Mr. Linton rebukes Hindley, Hindley forbids Heathcliff to speak to Catherine under threat of dismissal.

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What to notice

Heathcliff directly identifies the unequal treatment at the Grange. Catherine receives comfort and admiration while he faces insults and expulsion.

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