The Powerful Nature of Acceptance and Rejection
             Our society as a whole has a tendency to reject the unknown. Through a lack of acceptance people can tend to have a tainted view of society. This may leave them bitter and disturbed. This was evident in Wuthering Heights in the case of Heathcliff.
             Mr.Earnshaw introduced Heathcliff into the Earnshaw family. Mr. Earnshaw favored Heathcliff over Hindley causing Hindley to be extremely jealous and vindictive towards Heathcliff.
             " ...the young master (Hindley) had learnt to regard his father as an oppressor rather than a friend, and Heathcliff as a usurper of his father's affections and privileges, and he grew bitter with brooding over theses injuries" (42)
             After the death of Mr. Earnshaw, Hindley treated Heathcliff like a slave. He rejected Heathcliff from the family for years. Heathcliff was dark in skin tone and wild as a child. He looked like no one in that area, which only contributed to his Hindley's dislike of him. Due to his constant torment and constant rejection,
            
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             Heathcliff vowed revenge on Hindley. The rejection Heathcliff felt stayed with him his whole life and contributed to him being a bitter and vengeful adult.
             Catherine Earnshaw was the love of Heathcliff's life. Poor Heathcliff thought Catherine felt the same and for much of her childhood she did. When she met Edgar Linton, however, her whole perspective changed. She got a taste of wealth and societal acceptance and liked it. Catherine expresses her feelings on being married to a poor man with no social graces when she says,
             " I've no more business to marry Edgar Linton then I have to be in heaven; and if the ...