of unease between them. There is very little conversation, and most of the talking comes as rash commands from Heathcliff. The temperament inside the estate mirrors the thundering weather that is pounding on the life outside. Heathcliff’s presence is ultimately, disturbing nature.Bront has created a world with two complimenting families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons. Both live on handsome estates, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange respectfully. They are in the upper class and their daily lives are fittingly similar. There is an undeniable parallel between the families which in an ‘undisturbed’ world, would have been united in two generations. Hindley Earnshaw should have married Isabella Linton while Edgar Linton and Catherine happily wed. The offspring of those unions (Catherine and Hareton) would also marry and complete the concatenation of the families. This is the natural order and Bront illustrates a society where the intended is strikingly obvious. In doing so, she increases the severity with which outside interference can cause imbalance. Therefore, Heathcliff’s arrival into the Earnshaw family (as narrated by Nelly) becomes an immediate and striking threat.Throughout Wuthering Heights, evil continually triumphs over goodness. The struggle between good and evil, heaven and hell is constantly present in Bront’s world. This begins with Heathcliff’s arrival at Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff possesses the dark features and personality commonly associated with hell or the devil. Devils are thought of as cunning and very deceitful creatures, tempting the weak to their own destruction, (Catherine, Isabella, young Linton). They bring to mind fear of evil and power; “If Hareton does not turn you out of the room, I'll strike him to hell” (pg. 259). Heathcliff appears, upon his arrival and throughout the first half of the book, to have purely evil intentions in many of his actions. ...
