Transgenerational Trauma in the Lives of Female Characters in Wuthering Heights

This paper explores the transgenerational trauma encountered by the female characters in Wuthering Heights, using Freud's psychoanalytic theory. It examines how trauma is inherited and maintained through family dynamics, focusing on Catherine Earnshaw, Isabella Linton, and Cathy Linton. The study highlights the psychological transmission of emotional wounds across generations and interprets the characters’ struggles through Freud’s concepts of repression, unconscious drives, and repetition compulsion.