Answer:
Unlike Catherine's love for Edgar, Cathy's love for Linton is rooted in pity.
Explanation:
Wuthering Heights is the only novel by the English writer Emily Brontë. Written in 1847, the book received strong criticism at the time. Years later, it became consecrated as one of the greatest English classics of literature.
In the story we are introduced to Cathy, who is the daughter of Edgar Linton and Catherine Earnshaw. Cathy falls in love and marries Linton Heathcliff, son of Heathcliff with Isabella Linton. However, Cathy's passion for linton is rooted in pity, because Linton is an extremely fragile health boy, who is always sick and that makes Cathy confuse love with pity.