Wuthering Heights

In the novel Wuthering Heights, the expressive but reserved character Heathcliff is an orphaned boy who is found in Liverpool that is faced with adversity from his foster family, which affects the actions of his adolescence and the emergence of tribulations of terror, provided, this forces the thematic message of rejection with an allusion of discovering one's self. (CD-CX) Childhood is the time in one's life where a positive foundation is built and habits are well-crafted based upon their peers and adult figures; however, in this novel the exact opposite was depicted in chapters 4-17. Heathcliff's traumatic upbringing was easily portrayed from his first arrival on Thruscross Grange, which ultimately dictated his future self and actions. (CX) Signs and symptoms of rejection were strongly expressed when Mr.Earnshaw told Nelly to "wash it, give it clean things, and let it sleep with the children". (pg.26) By repetitiously calling Heathcliff "it" portrays the inhumanity that is expressed by the family and suggests that he is undeserved of human qualities, aspects, and existence. Although Heathcliff was circumvented by so