Question

Which of these characters in Wuthering Heights is modeled on Emily Brontë's brother, Patrick Branwell?

Answer 1

B. Hindley

In the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, one of the characters Hindley Earnshaw was an alcoholic. Bronte described his alcoholism realistically which mirrored the behavior of her brother, Patrick Branwell Bronte. He had the same artistic talents as his sisters Emily, Charlotte, and Anne. He was a painter and writer but he was always drifting between jobs and only supported himself through portrait-painting. He eventually died early due to drug and alcohol addiction along with a failed relationship in his private life.