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An Analysis on Heathcliff’s Distorted Character Introduction Wuthering Heights, which has long been one of the most popular and highly regarded novels in English literature, seemed to hold little promise when it was published in 1847, selling very poorly and receiving only a few mixed reviews. Victorian readers found the book shocking and inappropriate in its depiction of passionate, ungoverned love and cruelty (despite the fact that the novel portrays no sex or bloodshed), and the work was virtually ignored. It was not until 1850, when Wuthering Heights received a second printing with an introduction by Emilys sister Charlotte, that it attracted a wide readership. And from that point the reputation of the book has never looked back. Today, Wuthering Heights has a secure position in the canon of world literature, and Emily Bronte is revered as one of the finest writers—male or female—of the nineteenth century. And it is also widely recognized as one of the great novels of English literature. I. Background Analysis A. A Brief Review of Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights showed us a story about love and revenge: the abandoned boy Heathcliff was adopted by Mr. Earnshaw and lived with Mr. Earnshaw’s son Hindley and daughter Catherine. Hindley disliked Heathcliff. He insulted and maltreated Heathcliff in every possible way after Mr. Earnshaw’s death. At the same time, peculiar emotion occurred between Catherine and Heathcliff. Because of vanity and ignorance, Catherine decided to marry Linton. Heathcliff left Wuthering Heights in a dark night with anger. Catherine looked for him in rainstorm, and she was ill badly after that. A year later, Catherine and Edgar got married. Three years had passed, Heathcliff returned. He became a handsome man. But his eyes was filled with wildness, he came back to revenge. Hindley, who was the host of Wuthering Heights, kept Heathcliff staying in Wuthering Heights due to his fortune. Heathcliff induced Hindley