In Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights, we find two households separated by the cold, muddy, and barren moors; one by the name Wuthering Heights, and the other by the name Thrushcross Grange. Each house stands alone, in the mist of the dreary land, and the atmosphere creates a mood of isolation. In the novel, there are two places where virtually all of the action takes place, these two places are Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Bronte's Wuthering Heights is a novel about people's lives that are intertwined with one another. Emily Bronte creates a distinct feeling for each of the different settings (Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange) and from each setting, she creates each character based on their setting.
             Wuthering Heights is parallel to the life of Heathcliff. Both Heathcliff and Wuthering Heights began as lovely and warm, and as time wore on, both withered away to become less of what they once were. Heathcliff is the very spirit of Wuthering Heights; Heathcliff is a symbol of the cold, dark, and dismal dwelling. Emily Bronte describes Wuthering Heights as having "narrow windows deeply set in the wall, and the corners defended with large jutting stones." This description, using the characteristics of Wuthering Heights, is adjacent to Heathcliff when he is illustrated having, "black eyes withdrawn so suspiciously under their brow." Heathcliff lived in a primal identification with nature, the rocks, stones, trees, heavy skies and eclipsed sun environs him. There is no true separation of the setting of Heathcliff's nature and the lives with which his life is bound.
             Thrushcross Grange is situated in the valley with none of the grim features of Heathcliff's home. Opposite of Wuthering Heights, Thrushcross Grange is filled with light and warmth. "Unlike Wuthering Heights, it is elegant and comfortable, a splendid place carpeted with crimson, and crimson covered chairs and tables, and a pure white ceiling...