Analysis of Wuthering Heights“Wuthering Heights is a strange and inartistic story”(Atlas, WH p. 299). “Wuthering Heights is a strange kind of book” (Douglas, WH p.301). “This is a strange book” (Examiner, WH p.302). “His work [Wuthering Heights] is strangely original” (Britannia, WH p.305). These brief quotes show that early critics of the first edition of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights found the novel baffling in its meaning: each separately agreed that there was no moral within the story, therefore it was believed to have no real value literary. The original critical reviews had little in the way of praise for the unknown author or the novel. Critics have begrudgingly acknowledged elements of Wuthering Heights that could be considered strengths – such as “robust power” and “unconscious strength” (Atlas, WH p.299), “power without purpose” (Douglas, WH p.301) , “evidence of considerable power” (Examiner), “power and originality” (Britannia, WH p.305). Strange and Powerful are two recurring critical interpretations of the novel. Critics did not attempt to provide an in-depth analysis of the work, simply because they felt that the meaning or moral of the story was either completely absent or seriously confused. The authorship of Wuthering Heights was an element of much discussion among critics. They believed that the work was the effort of an inexperienced and inexperienced writer. The critics, in my opinion, would have expressed even harsher judgments if it had been commonly known that the author was actually a young woman. “In Wuthering Heights, the reader is shocked, disgusted, almost sickened by the details of cruelty, inhumanity, and the most diabolical hatred and revenge…” (Douglas, WH p. 302). Had this particular critic been aware of the author's true identity, his ill-concealed dislike of the work would have been unchecked. Charlotte Bronte took on the role of intermediary between her late sister and the perplexed and hostile readers of Wuthering Heights (Sale and Dunn, WH p. 267). Charlotte attempted to give Emily's readers a fuller perspective of her sister and her works. She selectively included biographical information and critical commentary in the 1850 revised edition of Wuthering Heights, which gave the reader a fuller appreciation of Emily Bronte's works. Charlotte supported her younger sister's efforts and believed that Emily's inexperience and unskilled hand were her only flaws. Charlotte explains much of Emily's character to readers through the disclosure of biographical information.