Question

Which two details support the central idea of Heathcliff's plight as an outsider?

Answer 1

Not a soul knew to whom the child belonged. . . ." (paragraph 1)"He seemed a sullen, patient child, hardened, perhaps, to ill-treatment."

Answer 2

Not a soul knew to whom the child belonged. . . ." (paragraph 1)

"He seemed a sullen, patient child, hardened, perhaps, to ill-treatment." (paragraph 4)

Step-by-step explanation:

Unlike every other character in the novel, Heathcliff has only a single name that serves him as both Christian name and surname. This places him radically outside social patterns and conventions, and Heathcliff is described by Catherine as an 'unreclaimed creature'