It has been evident throughout the history of literature that authors tend to incorporate their own lives into their works. This is the case of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Although the novel itself is fictional, Brontë invites readers into her private life through the way she writes her novel. Literary elements are often taken into consideration when determining the value of a literary work. However, they offer more than just layers of complexity to a work. Brontë uses countless metaphors to portray relevance to her own life. The constant comparison between the characters of Wuthering Heights and Brontë's life only exemplifies how often authors use their works to reflect their lives. The never-ending question relating to Emily Brontë is "how could such a sheltered child write such scandalous stories?" (The New Republic). Emily Brontë grew up in Yorkshire, England. Her mother, Maria Branwell, died of cancer at the age of thirty-eight, leaving Emily motherless at the age of three. Her father, Patrick Brontë, was a priest who also isolated himself from his family. He was also known to eat dinner in his room. Mr Brontë never remarried, leaving himself to raise six children alone. This upbringing led Emily to a lack of familiarity with the outside world (Emily Jane Brontë). Emily Brontë was the fifth of six children, all of whom turned to literature as a comforting form of expression (The New Republic). Emily Brontë's only friends were her brothers, but she was extremely more antisocial and reserved (Emily Jane Brontë). Soon after starting her studies at the Clergy Daughter's School in Cowan Bridge, two of Emily's sisters contracted tuberculosis. Maria and Elizabeth have returned from school……middle of the paper……rs. Wuthering Heights. New York: Random House, 1943. Print. "Emily Bronte Overview". Overview by Emily Bronte. Np, nd Web. March 27, 2014."“Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë." The Reader's Guide to Emily Bronte's Classic "Wuthering Heights" Np, nd Web. April 19, 2014. "Emily Jane Brontë." Everything about the author of Wuthering Heights. Np, nd Web. 28 March 2014. "Emily Jane Brontë." EB Biography. Np, nd Web. March 29, 2014.Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, Anne Taranto, and George Stade. The life of Charlotte Brontë. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. Print.Gérin, Winifred. Emily Brontë: a biography. Oxford: Clarendon, 1971. Print."The New Republic." New Republic. Np, nd Web. 28 March 2014.Varghese, Dr. Lata Marina. "Stylistic Analysis of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights." IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science 2.5 (2012): 46-50. Press.