It reflects a conception of life at first sight altogether more agreeable and more human, yet sometimes shows signs of decadence (Traversi 130). The values of Thrushcross Grange are social, political, and personal, compatible with the emerging England of the time period (Bloom 49). The weather seems somewhat less severe here (Barth 7315).

             Aside from the obvious contrasts between the two houses, according to Harold Bloom the juxtaposition of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange is inescapable, but it is not simple (49). It has been long recognized that the two houses represent the fundamental polarities in the novel (Dawson 1). Wuthering Heights is surrounded by wild, windy moors while Thrushcross Grange is bordered by neat, orderly parks (Baxter 1). The Heights houses a sort of rough freedom which contrasts with the Grange's dignified calmness (Wasowski 26). Wuthering Heights is associated with childhood and is seen as the place of the soul, whereas Thrushcross Grange is likened to adult compulsions and the place of the body (Bloom 49).

             Wuthering Heights is home to Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Hindley Earnshaw, Hareton Earnshaw, the servant Joseph, and lots of dogs. The characters at Wuthering Heights tend to be strong, wild, and passionate, much like the house itself (Wasowski 14). The stunted plants surrounding the house reflect the inability of anything to flourish or grow normally there, just as the characters find it difficult to fulfill their own needs or seek help from others (Smith 2). Catherine is willful, mischievous, charming, and manipulative (Hubbard 1). She is wild, impulsive, and arrogant while extremely selfish. Heathcliff is Wuthering Height's human incarnation (Traversi 130). He is abusive, brutal and cruel (Wasowski 10), and as wild and dark as the moors surrounding Wuthering Heights (Helmer 4733). Uncomplaining yet vindictive, Heathcliff has no tolerance or pity for weakness (Hubbard 1).