Wuthering Heights A difference from the novel is the omission of the last part of the story, where Catherine’s daughter and Heathcliff’s son play a major role, and Heathcliff’s cruellest and darkest side is developed. Toning down the original story of revenge and turning it into a more empathetic romance for an American audience, Wyler achieved, not only to appeal to ‘a mass audience’ during Hollywood’s ‘Golden Era’ (Ingham, 2006, p.228), but also to call for ‘Anglo-American solidarity’ just several months before the outbreak of the Second World War.