This is apparent immediately in the novel when Lockwood questions the title of the house. Lockwood is quoted spinning the word “Wuthering” in his head. Wuthering is defined as “being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed to stormy weather.” Lockwood refers to the moors as the station exposed to stormy weather. The moors are mentioned throughout the novel as a setting that brings fierce winds to its inhabitants. The evil and darkness of the characters are foreshadowed by the swampy, stormy bogs. All those who inhabit Wuthering Heights are considerably pervert and have bad intentions, like the constant revenge seeking Heathcliff and Hareton characters.

Lockwood notes the eerie chill in the air once he reaches the gates of Wuthering Heights. The very presence of the house makes him “shiver through every limb.” The iciness of the air surrounds only Wuthering Heights. This conveys the general corruptive nature the characters po

Heavy snowfall begins immediately after Lockwood enters through the gates. The coldness continues then into the house as Heathcliff shows his inhospitality and lack of concerns for others. Heathcliff offers Lockwood little food or drink as the guest in his house. He extends no helping hand when Lockwood is attacked by his vicious dogs and refuses to send a guide with Lockwood on his journey home. He is stubbornly hesitant to let Lockwood stay the night to avoid the storm even though he has a terrible cold.

The details of the setting and the weather give the reader insight into the character’s minds and personalities, who are as complex as the conflicts they find themselves in. The frigid weather is not surprising in a story where love is first found, lost, and finally rediscovered. One can only wonder what the outcome of Catherine and Heathcliff’s stormy relationship been had the author placed her characters in a sultry setting.

The deaths of characters are also supported by the settings depicted. The day before Catherine’s death is a warm, sunny day. She is happy because she and Heathcliff are reunited. The beauty of the day carries on into the next, the day of Catherine’s death. Catherine endures many hardships during her life, she loses her father, her soul mate, and she marries a

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