Marxism represents the political, economic and social theories created by Karl Marx and embraces the idea that struggles between various social classes are an important factor in determining history . Furthermore, Marx believed that the working class would eventually surpass the aristocratic or ruling social class, ideals which he documented in his publication The Communist Manifesto. Likewise, I believe that the overall motivating force and theme of Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights is of Marxist origin where conflict between social classes results in most of the events. While it can be argued that the character of Nelly Dean exemplifies these Marxist ideals, I believe that Heathcliff is a better personification of the struggle between social classes. The novel's central conflict between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw is rooted in the division between social classes and generates numerous others, ultimately determining the fate of many characters. In accordance with the Marxist view, Heathcliff also provides an example of the working class ultimately overcoming the owning or controlling class. Furthermore, the period in which Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights was characterized by changing relationships and unrest between the social classes. Wuthering Heights opens in the year 1801, defined by the onset of the Industrial Revolution in England and its subsequent social and cultural alterations. As Emily Bronte wrote the novel, in the mid-1840s, the results of the Industrial Revolution were already in full effect, creating new wealthy families, instilling a desire for prominence in the middle class, and forming a new definition of the gentleman (" Wuthering Heights as Socio-Eco......middle of paper......true partial success in overcoming the upper or ruling class Although the climax of the novel seems to occur in the middle with numerous conflicts when Catherine dies, the ending provides a resolution to the horrific events of the past and an amalgamation of the manors of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange Works Cited Eagleton, Terry “Wuthering Heights: A Marxist Study of the Brontes New York: Barnes & Noble.” .Kermode, Frank. “A Modern Way with the Classic.” New York, 13 October 2011. Web, 12 April 2014. Yang, Che-Ming. “A Deleuzian Reading of Wuthering Heights: The Micropolitics of Minorization.” and Social Sciences 3.44 (2012): 1-6. OMICS publishing group. Network. April 18. 2014.