Wuthering Heights

Main Ideas

• A love that can transcend death but is destructive and self-consuming in its nature
• Revenge as a driving force, passed down through generations, ultimately destroying the lives of all involved in the conflict
• Class differences and their impact on people's destinies, the impossibility of crossing class boundaries without destructive consequences
• The power of nature and the environment in shaping a person's character and fate
• The duality of human nature, the struggle between good and evil within each person
• Isolation and loneliness as a result of social and personal conflicts