Despite popular morals, characters who display a complete disregard for the natural order of human life are characters that are often deemed iconic and are thoroughly scrutinized. Set on the mysterious and gloomy Yorkshire moors in the nineteenth century, Wuthering Heights gives the false impression of lonesome isolation as a stranger, Mr. Lockwood, attempts to narrate a tale he is very far removed from. Emily Bronte's in-depth novel can be considered a Gothic romance or …
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…love. Catherine and Heathcliff's misfortunes, recklessness, willpower, and destructive passion are unable to penetrate the love they share. However, love is hardly the main theme of the book. The private relationship of Heathcliff and Catherine make no reference to any social convention or situation. In fact, it is doomed only when Cathy begins to be attracted to the mannerly ways and the social graces of Thrushcross Grange and is led to abandon her true nature.