"I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness." -pg. 3
The narrator, Lockwood, directly characterizes himself here as heartless. He then proceeds to tell a story of how a woman broke his heart due to requainted love. This small anechdote from the narrator gives us a look into who he is as a person. This anechdote also foreshadows the rest of the book and the story within the frame. As I progressed through the book, I realized that this was foreshadowing of the complicated love that Catherine and Heathcliff share. Healthcliff, much like Lockwood, was unable to be with his love because she would not be with him. Healthcliff was too rugged and dirty for Catherine to marry, and this caused Healthcliff to be heartless. This heartlessness is shown towards Edgar, Isabella, and the rest of their family.
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