Narratology divides a 'narrative into history and narration'. (Cohan et al., 1988, p. 53) The three main figures who contribute a significant amount of research to this theory are Gerard 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 components of narrative 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”, categorizes Propp, to the character of Heathcliff. However, not all narratology can be applied to a text. This raises the question; Does this hinder the reader's understanding and/or appreciation of the text? This article will also address this topic. Gerard Genette focuses on the narrative of the novel by analyzing focus, narrative mode, the use of invasive authors and the way time is managed in a text. Each of these contributes to the reader's understanding and appreciation of a text. Focus is one of the key characteristics of narratology and effectively facilitates readers in understanding the text. Bronte adopts the literary technique of double narration in Wuthering Heights; this is when two characters tell. The two characters who narrate, through a focus internal to 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 fundamental to understanding literature; an example of this in the novel is when Nelly says 'a... middle of the paper... P. (2009) Early Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 3rd ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 216.Bronte, E. (2000) Wuthering Heights. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Publishing Limited. P. 159.Barry, P. (2009) Early Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 3rd ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 216.Propp, V. (2004) Morphology of the fairy 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 Publishing Limited. P. 25.Bronte, E. (2000) Wuthering Heights. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Publishing Limited. P. 161.Propp, V. (2004) Morphology of the folktale. In: Rivkin, J. and Ryan, M. (2nd ed.) Literary Theory: An Anthology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. pp. 72-76.