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In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, the character Heathcliff is a satanic hero. A Satanic hero is a character that overcomes tremendous odds, using his wits and courage, but is evil and cruel. Heathcliff has all of the traits of a conventional hero. The only difference is his nature is completely evil. Heathcliff faced multitudinous obstacles. He was born a gypsy, which automatically damned him in the eyes of society. “…How could he fashion to bring that gipsy brat into the house…” (p. 2) Orphaned at an early age, he lived on the streets until Earnshaw found him. “…A tale of his seeing it starving, and houseless… in the streets of Liverpool.” (p. 2) Hindley took an immediate disliking to Heathcliff, and tormented him incessantly. “… But Hindley hated him.”