Narratology divides a “narrative into history and narration”. (Cohan et al., 1988, p. 53) The three main figures who contributed significantly to research on this theory are Gérard Genette, Aristotle and Vladimir Propp. This essay will focus on how Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights can be fully appreciated and understood when theory is applied to the text. First, I will focus on the elements of storytelling identified by Genette that enhance the reader's experience of the text. Second, I will discuss the three key elements of a plot that Aristotle recognizes and apply them to the character of Heathcliff. In the final section, I will apply part of the seven “spheres of action,” Propp categorizes, to the character of Heathcliff. However, not all narratology can be applied to a text. This begs the question; Does this prevent the reader from understanding and/or enjoying the text? This article will also address this question. Gérard Genette is interested in the narration of the novel by analyzing the focalization, the narrative mode, the use of intrusive authors and the way in which time is treated in a text. Each of these elements contributes to the reader's understanding and appreciation of the text. Focus is one of the key features of narratology that effectively facilitates readers' understanding of the text. Bronte adopts the literary technique of double narration in Wuthering Heights; it is then that two characters tell the story. The two characters who narrate, via internal focalization in the novel, are Lockwood and Nelly. Internal focalization occurs when a narrator has "witnessed...learned about, or even participated in, the events he or she recounts." (Barry, 2009, pp. 225-226) This is imperative to understanding literature; an example of this in the novel is when Nelly says “a...... middle of paper...... P. (2009) Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 3rd ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 216. Bronte, E. (2000) Wuthering Heights. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Limited. p. 159.Barry, P. (2009) Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 3rd ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 216.Propp, V. (2004) Morphology of the folk tale. In: Rivkin, J. and Ryan, M. (2nd ed.) Literary Theory: An Anthology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. pp. 72-76. Bronte, E. (2000) Wuthering Heights. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Limited. p. 25. Bronte, E. (2000) Wuthering Heights. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Limited. p. 161.Propp, V. (2004) Morphology of the folk tale. In: Rivkin, J. and Ryan, M. (2nd ed.) Literary Theory: An Anthology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd... 72-76.