Wuthering Heights As a child, all things said and done to you can have such an impact that they will affect how you live the rest of your life. Actions put upon you can become the actions that you perform on others. One such situation occurred with Heathcliff the main character in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronté. Heathcliff enters the story as character with an unknown past. At the age of six or seven Heathcliff's past is questionable. He could have been treated well or most likely, since he was found on the street, he was treated poorly and later abandoned. Based on the poor way Heathcliff treats other people, he must have a psychologica