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timbourinedrake · 1 year

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Drawing parallels between Bruce's grief over Jason and Heathcliff mourning Cathy. The destruction of self and everyone around them, the guilt of feeling responsible for their death and being haunted by it every waking moment.

The same comparison can be made with Cathy and Jason if you really dig in to it, the two being complex characters who are so full of life and passion that they can't help but leave a lasting mark on everyone who meets them. Despite the pain Gotham caused Jason, he still loves it and is drawn to it and is almost the very personification of the city, much like Catherine has the very spirit of Wuthering Heights within her.

'Why am I so changed? Why does my blood rush into a hell of tumult at a few words? I'm sure I should be myself were I amongst the heather on those hills' Jason's return to Gotham almost reflects the same sentiment as this, he's trying to return to the person he once was, return to a time where he was happier without the anger and trauma he carries now.

Both stories show how easily love and hate can get twisted, how love isn't always positive, that sometimes it can be a destructive, obsessive force. It would be better for them to let the love go and move on, but instead they'd rather watch the other burn, because love is misery and if they do not suffer- is that really love?

#Jason and Cathy my favourite 'doomed by the narrative' girlies <33 #all this being said Jason and Bruce and fundamentally good people so they are not comparable to Cathy and Heathcliff in that way #But Bruce did kind of go mad in his grief and DID turn very violent towards criminals much like heathcliff to Isabella/Linton #Also all the shit Heathcliff did. to Catherine jr #tho you could argue that also reflects how Bruce pushed Tim away #(we are ignoring the Bruce slapping Dick ok)#Also obsessed with the concept of a character haunting the narrative #Are they a literally ghost haunting them? or are they simply a figment from a mind filled with grief?#at the end of the day it doesn't matter because they still have such a strong presence on the narrative and the characters #Jason and Cathy are just so similar to me #less in personality and more in their narrative #if that makes sense #because they both come from awful homes and are 'rescued' by being brought into a rich and loving environment #and it's all good but the grip from their home never loosens and they are eventually called back to their true home #Then there's also the comparison where both characters would rather see their love ones suffer and be miserable then be happy #after their death #the difference in that is that Jason feels that way because when he came back from being dead all he saw was Bruce having moved on #and in Jason's eyes that's a sign of him never having cared. and if Bruce was miserable then that would mean Jason actually mattered to him #whereas Cathy (being a highkey terrible person) predicted that Heathcliff would forget her and actively wished misery upon him before dying #All this being said: Jason would LOVE wuthering heights and he definitely would've ranted about it to whoever would listen #Jason Todd #under the red hood #wuthering heights #Red hood #Batman

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