Abstract： Love and hate is one of the conflicts in Wuthering Heights. Hate can‘t make the love disappear， Love is stronger than hate. This is the theme of the novel. And this article will analyze this theme.

　　Key words： love， hate， humanity， conflict， revenge

　　Contents：

　　Chapter    1   Introduction

　　Chapter    2   Body

　　Chapter    3   Conclusion

　　Notes

　　Bibliography

　　Chapter  1   Introduction Wuthering Heights， the great novel by Emily Bronte， though not inordinately long is an amalgamation of childhood fantasies， friendship， romance and revenge. But this story is not a simple story of revenge； it has more profound implications. As Arnold Kettle， the English critic， said， “Wuthering Heights is an expression in the imaginative terms of art of the stresses and tensions and conflicts， personal and spiritual， of nineteenth-century capitalist society.” （1）The characters of Wuthering Heights embody the extreme love and extreme hate of the humanity. That extreme love and extreme hate mix together make the novel take on the thick dramatic color. Love and hate is one of the conflicts in Wuthering Heights. Hate can‘t make the love disappear， Love is stronger than hate. This is the theme of the novel.

　　Chapter  2   Body Wuthering Heights contrasts the effects of love and hate contrasting the two feelings. Hate can‘t make the love disappear， Love is stronger than hate.

　　This Forty years ago Wuthering Heights was filled with light， warmth and happiness. Mr.Earnshaw ， a congenial gentleman farmer， lives happily with his boisterous children Catherine and Hindley. However， being a kind and generous fellow， he can‘t help rescuing a poor starving wretch off of the streets of Liverpool， a gypsy child named Heathcliff In time Heathcliff becomes one of the family， loved by all except Hindley （who nurtures the feeling of being usurped）。

　　Catherine is an especially good childhood friend， spending many a carefree day playing on the moor with Heathcliff. Unfortunately when Mr.Earnshaw dies suddenly， Hindley is able to express his enmity with damning cruelty. Heathcliff is condemned to the stable， a position doubly harsh given his former familial state.