Heatcliff's character

            
             Heathcliff is the central character in the novel, the mystery behind him and.
             the desire to understand his motives is what keeps us as the readers.
             intrigued. When Heathcliff first arrived at Wuthering Heights Nelly.
             described him as a "Dirty boy, swarthy and with unintelligible speech" a.
             complete contrast to the refined well-spoken children of Earnshaws. Even.
             from the start associations with the devil are linked to Heathcliff "Though.
             it's as dark almost as if it came from the devil". He was a destitute,.
             unwanted, unloved child who was referred to as "it" it was obvious he did.
             not fit in to the family or social conventions at the time. Here the we may.
             be persuaded to sympathise with him as he is powerless and tyrannised by.
             Hindley. Heathcliff has only ever had one singular name which came.
             from the dead son of the Earnshaws the fact his name "Heathcliff" may be.
             thought of as a ghost adds to the supernatural, inhuman persona of his.
             character. Even when he was introduced to the family already associations.
             to the devil where being linked to Heathcliff "Though it's as dark almost.
             as if it came from the devil" .
             The Heights is exposed to the elements and is the home of wild.
             passions, less civilised than the Grange. This landscape seems to be.
             symbolic of Heathcliff's appearance and personality, he seems to be more.
             of the natural than the civilised world.
             Although Heathcliff was never shown a great deal of affection from.
             Nelly, Hindley or Mrs.Earnshaw he was Mr.Earnshaw favourite however.
             this affection was not really returned, the only person he truly loved was.
             Catherine although this was more extreme a conventional kind of love and.
             developed into a cosmic obsession with each other.
             As a child Heathcliff "Bred bad feeling" in the house however I.
             think it was too harsh to associate him with the devil at this stage as he.
             was just a child and Nelly also describes him as "A sullen patient child;.
             perhaps hardened to ill-treatment".