Emily Bronte created a book called Wuthering Heights which was published in 1847. The book was repeatedly rejected by Victorian readers due to its vision disturbing and unexplained anarchy and decadence (Knoepflmacher). I chose the book Wuthering Heights because it has an interesting name. I never thought that the book was narrated by two people and that there was a dramatic romance. I also noticed that there is a lot of hatred towards Heathcliff's character due to his vengeful actions. Although many critics claim that Heathcliff is the true villain of Wuthering Heights, I disagree with these criticisms because in my opinion, Heathcliff is not the true villain of Wuthering Heights. I say this because a villain is someone who deliberately does evil or evil. Although his actions were cruel and evil, much like those of a villain, there is one character in the story who has done far worse than Heathcliff. In my opinion, I see Heathcliff more as a victim than a villain because he was abused as a child. In the book, Emily Bronte described Heathcliff as "dark, almost as if from the devil" (p. 54). immediately forcing the reader to view the character as evil. However, Heathcliff became what he is through the abuse of Hindley and Catherine's ambitions. There are critics who question Heathcliff's existence, as Charlotte Brontë notes: “Whether it is right or advisable to create beings like Heathcliff, I do not know; I don’t think that’s the case” (p. 16). All of his vengeful actions were wrong and evil, but there is not enough evidence to indicate that Heathcliff is the true villain of Wuthering Heights as he is more of a victim than a villain. First, when Heathcliff first... .. middle of paper ......e, Marilyn. "Who is Heathcliff? The Shadow knows." Victorian Bulletin (2002): 15+. Literary Resource Center. Internet. April 18, 2014.Knoepflmacher, UC “Wuthering Heights: A Tragicomic Romance.” Laughter and Despair: Readings in Ten Novels of the Victorian Era. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971. 84-108. Rep. in 19th century literary criticism. Ed. Jessica Bomarito and Russell Whitaker. Flight. 165. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Information Resource Center. Internet. April 18, 2014. Mathison, John K. “Nelly Dean and the Power of Wuthering Heights.” 19th Century Fiction 11.2 (1956). 106-129. Print.Ward, Mary A. “Introduction.” Life and works of the Brontë Sisters: “Wurling Heights” V (1903). Rep. in 19th century literary criticism. Ed. Jay Parini and Janet Mullane. Flight. 16. Detroit: Gale Research, 1987. Information Resource Center. Internet. April 18. 2014