In Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights there are a multitude of examples of victimization, inflicted on each character by each character. There are even less literal cases of victimization in Wuthering Heights. For example, the symbolism we read in the book about the moors and the wild, expansive, rugged, barren land in which this story takes place. All of these aspects of the setting perfectly mirror the relationships between the characters and the victimization they inflict on each other, such as the victimization of stormy winds and weather that is the cause of infertility in the land of Wuthering Heights. Although all the characters victimize each other in some way, large or small, the biggest and most enthusiastic perpetrator is known to be Heathcliff, who had also been a victim. Even before Heathcliff arrives in Wuthering Heights via Mr. Earnshaw, he is a victim. He was an abandoned “dirty, ragged, black-haired child.” Heathcliff had experienced racism due to his dark skin and hair color, he knew the hardships and accepted his suffering without complaint. When Heathcliff arrived at Wuthering Heights, although the rest of the family was quite skeptical of his presence, Mr. Earnshaw loved and adored him. , even more than his son Hindley, and before Mr. Earnshaws' death, Heathcliff was considered part of the family and Mr. Earnshaw loved and adored Heathcliff until his death. After Mr. Earnshaw's death, Hindley begins to victimize Heathcliff, beating him and then physically separating him from the family, turning Heathcliff into a groom/servant. Hindley's victimization of Heathcliff later becomes ironic when Heathcliff victimizes his former perpetrator. Heathclif... in the center of the sheet... raw and dark setting and characters. More literally the way the characters must fight against time and the environment for their survival, mentioned several times by Brontë in the novel is the fact that people could drown on the moor. The setting also seems generalised, in the sense that everything seems very similar to everything else and you could easily get lost if you don't know the way and are unaccompanied, as exemplified by Lockwood when he is trapped in Wuthering Heights during a storm of snow and asks for guidance, which is then rejected by Heathcliff. Brontë is that being a victim is classless; it affects everyone and can happen to anyone and Wuthering Heights is the perfect example of victimization, whether through fate or circumstances, real or supernatural. Works Cited Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights. United States: Scholastic Classics, 2001. Print.