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Wuthering Heights is a unique work written by a writer who can be described as nonprofessional and professional all at the same time; nonprofessional because Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights without any real tutelage in the art of writing novels. The book is simply a pure expression of her raw untutored talent. But yet the novel comes as if written by a professional who has mastered the different techniques to present such a complex work; complex in its plot, its characters, and even its style. Perhaps just exploring one aspect of the techniques of the novel would prove the extent of this writer's talent. If one explored the narrative techniques she used, one would be convinced of the scope of her talent. Along the novel she uses different narrative techniques that take the reader through different times and settings. And all the while her narrators give her the chance to stand far away from the book presenting it to the reader without any authorial intervention from her part. The novel opens with Mr. Lockwood's narration. Lockwood is the new tenant for Thrushcross Grange, which is the neighboring house to Wuthering Heights. The year 1801 signals out the beginning of his narration which is set out in the present t