Lockwood is the type of person that likes to be well informed about his surroundings. He enjoys other people's company and does not like to live in an isolated society where people are unsocial. In the opening paragraph of the novel Lockwood explains that he would not be able to live in a place so removed from society, such as Thrushcross Grange, if he were still in England. Thus, he expects the people of Wuthering Heights to be very polite and accepting of him, otherwise he would not have rented the Grange. Instead, he would have mov

ed to a more populated area. Also in the first paragraph, Lockwood tells how he had just returned from visiting his landlord whom he described as "the solitary neighbor that he shall be troubled with." This statement demonstrates that Lockwood's expectations of the people at Wuthering Heights were completely wrong.

Lockwood does not know how to interpret other people's words and actions. His misinterpretations lead the reader to believe false information and gain wrongful identities of the characters portrayed in the novel. For example, Lockwood is treated very poorly the first time he visits the Heights and he is unpleased with the inhospitality. However, without any invitation from Heathcliff or other inhabitants of the Heights, Lockwood decides to make a return visit to the Heights the following day despite the facts that he barely knew his way and it was snowing. This time nobody even answers the door when he arrives and once somebody fi

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Approximate Word count = 644
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)