Annotated Bibliography

Al-Hasani, Hayder M.Saadan M.Ridhi.(2023). “Heathcliff’s Revolutionary Persona in

Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, A Psychoanalytic Reading.” The Bulletin of
Advanced English
Studies,8(1),22-31.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371267790.
In this article, Al-Hasani (2023) identifies Heathcliff developing nature, which is
shown by significance to the novel and to highlight how he challenges the norms and
values of his society. The author intends to examine Heathcliff’s identity on the basis
of Sigmund Freud, psychoanalytic interpretation. The methodology involves close
reading, analysis of key scenes and interactions of the text, Wuthering Heights. The
paper’s limitation is its sole focus on Heathcliff’s deformed character which cannot
give a strong defense him as a victim. The paper concludes that Heathcliff is the tragic
villain because of his countless wicked and often useless violent behaviors. Besides, it
shows that Heathcliff has been suffered from a narcissistic personality disorder. It also
argues that Heathcliff’s character not only provides a critique of the oppressive social
and economic structures of his time but also offers a vision of radical change and
liberation. This paper is useful for my research on “Heathcliff’s transformation as an
orphan child to an anti-hero” as it expresses how other character psychologically
transform Heathcliff as a deform character. It helps me to analyze the character of
Heathcliff in depth.