wuthering heights-heathcliff

Heathcliff strikes me as a pretty complex character to figure out.  At first in the novel, Lockwood describes himself as being pretty quiet and keeping to himself, and that is why he is at Thrushcross Grange.  But when he meets Heathcliff, Lockwood is obviously more interested in human contact then Heathcliff, and I almost wondered to myself if Heathcliff had some sort of minor disability or if something like that was wrong with him because of how weird he acted.  After Lockwood comes home from the disastrous visit to Wuthering Heights, Nelly tells him the story about Heathcliff, Hindley, and Cathy's childhood and young adulthood.  This was more complex because, when Heathcliff was a child, Cathy and he were wild, and would run all over the place like wild banshees.  He definitely had a rough childhood though.  He was an orphan, who was then tormented by his brother.  I am now at the part where Catherine is friends with Lintons, and starting to phase Heathliff out of her life.  Heathcliff was jealous when Catherine first came back.  Now they are spending time together, but Catherine is still spending more time with the Lintons.  It has not been stated in the book, and if it has then I obviously missed it, but my guess is that Catherine ends up choosing Linton over Heathcliff, and then Heathcliff's heart grows cold towards humanity, and it builds up a lot of animosity towards others.  Probably why he won't let anyone get close to him as well.  I can tell this is a very deep subject for him because, after Lockwood says he saw a ghost earlier on in the book, Heathcliff is calling out for Cathy.  It will be interesting if Heathcliff opens up to Lockwood, or what kind of transformation his character undergoes as this book keeps going.