Emerald Fennell has defended that decision<\/a>, saying you can\u2019t fully adapt a novel into one film. Still, it means Heathcliff\u2019s fate feels unfinished on screen.<\/p>\n In the novel, Heathcliff lives on for years, and he becomes even darker and more obsessive. He spends the rest of his life driven by grief and revenge.<\/p>\n Heathcliff manipulates the younger generation, forces unhappy marriages, and secures control of both houses. He is angry, bitter, and completely fixated on Catherine.<\/p>\n Towards the end of the novel, he starts behaving strangely. He barely eats or sleeps. He wanders the moors and speaks as if Catherine is still there. Nelly notices he looks almost ghost-like. Then one morning, he is found dead in his room with the window open. It is strongly implied that he has been longing to reunite with Catherine, even in death.<\/p>\n So in the book, Heathcliff does have a clear ending. The film changes that. Instead of showing his decline and death, the film leaves him emotionally wrecked and then stops. We see what happens to Catherine, but not to him.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8SPOILERS\ud83d\udea8 Emerald Fennell explains what’s next for her Heathcliff after that heartbreaking “Wuthering Heights” ending \ud83d\udc94 #wutheringheights<\/a> #emeraldfennell<\/a> #heathcliff<\/a> #movies<\/a> #celebrityinterview<\/a><\/p>\n \u266c original sound – cinemablend<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n So, what actually happens to Heathcliff in the book?<\/h2>\n
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So what happens to Heathcliff after the film ends?<\/h2>\n
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