Emily Bronte, sister of the author of Jane Eyre. Emily, Charlotte and Anne Bronte all wrote together with pen names that could be interpreted as men. Emily Bronte was called a female Shakespeare, and I agree.
The atmosphere in the first two chapters in very dark, and kind of comical, especially Heathcliff and Joseph's take on life and humanity. Mr. Lockwood is a very interesting character; we find out early that he thinks he is a misanthrope, however he certainly changes his mind once he meets Catherine Linton and Hareton Earnshaw. He moves away to come to Wuthering Heights because of his inability to show his feelings for a woman he loved. She showed affection for him but he was so cold that she thinks she misunderstood and leaves him alone. Mr. Lockwood has thus gained the reputation of being completely heartless and cold, because, possibly, he was afraid of love. It seems as though Lockwood's obsession with Heathcliff is derived from their equal association and affinity for loneliness.
Within the family, Catherine Linton hates Heathcliff. Heathcliff is also brutal to his pets, as shown when he kicks his mothering spaniel, and is brutal in general to the rest of the people who surround him. However his relationship with Catherine is unbelievably loving.
Here's the Genealogy of the Wuthering Heights' characters.
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