Abstract Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, is one of the great curiosities, as it is one of the greatest masterpieces of literature. It was published in 1847, and for a long time, people did not know why the author created such a scoundrel protagonist-Heathcliff. Not until 1950s did it begin to be highly valued; and recently the western critics have exalted it as among the great novels of the Victorian age The story of Wuthering heights is mixed with love and hatred. This love is doomed to have no resulf. Heathcliff s humiliation and misery prompt him to spend most of the rest of his life seeking revenge on Hindly, his beloved Catherine, and their respective children( Hareton and young Catherine) However, love has passed away, Heathcliff could only regain what he has lost in the afterlife This thesis will analyze Heathcliff s complicated and mysterious life to explore the distortion of his humanity. It consists of three parts. Chapter One analyzes the causes for Heathcliffs distortion, in which Heathclifs personal background the injustice of society and the blow of the betrayed love are employed to serve as the main factors. Chapter Two deals with the manifestation of Heathcliff. Chapter Three studies the results of the distortion of heathcliffs humanit Key words: hatred revenge loss restorationAbstract Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, is one of the great curiosities, as it is one of the greatest masterpieces of literature. It was published in 1847, and for a long time, people did not know why the author created such a scoundrel protagonist—Heathcliff. Not until 1950s did it begin to be highly valued; and recently the western critics have exalted it as among the great novels of the Victorian age. The story of Wuthering Heights is mixed with love and hatred. This love is doomed to have no result. Heathcliff’s humiliation and misery prompt him to spend most of the rest of his life seeking revenge on Hindly, his beloved Catherine, and their respective children (Hareton and young Catherine). However, love has passed away, Heathcliff could only regain what he has lost in the afterlife. This thesis will analyze Heathcliff’s complicated and mysterious life to explore the distortion of his humanity. It consists of three parts. Chapter One analyzes the causes for Heathcliff’s distortion, in which Heathcliif’s personal background, the injustice of society, and the blow of the betrayed love are employed to serve as the main factors. Chapter Two deals with the manifestation of Heathcliff. Chapter Three studies the results of the distortion of Heathcliff’s humanity. Key words: hatred revenge loss restoration