There is an intricate explanation behind every simple action, and behavior can be explained by, for example, how someone was raised and who they interacted with. 

The psychoanalytic lens definitely helped me while reading this novel. I would have been more confused on why the characters acted like they did, because a lot of the time it seemed random at first glance. But when you looked into the theme that people are products of their environment and treatment, you could begin to see patterns for all the different major characters. This was huge, because it allowed me to connect to the characters on a deeper level instead of just reading through the motions. What stood out the most to me, was the one instance that went against what I had previously said about people being a product of their environment. Hareton, by all expectations, should have turned out to be a malicious, unsympathetic, selfish brute. He was brought up terribly. First by a drunk father who cared nothing for him and allowed him to grow up ignorant and ill-mannered without any role model to go by, and then to Heathcliff who kept him in this state and would have liked to see him take after himself. But throughout all this, he kept his tender heart and eagerness to learn and be liked, and his curiosity. Using the psychoanalytic lense for all the other characters made Hareton stand out because I couldn’t apply it to him. Once I realized that, I knew that he was an important character, and he shouldn’t be overlooked.