This research offers a brief understanding of the study’s goals in examining defense mechanisms within the framework of the societal norms. Through a psychoanalytic lens, this research explores the complex network of defense mechanisms presented in Emily Bronte’s masterwork, Wuthering Heights. Through an analysis of the defense mechanisms employed by the characters in the novel, the study seeks to shed light on domestic violence. This analysis explores the defense mechanisms of important characters by referencing psychoanalytical Freudian ideas. This research aims to dissect the psychological underpinnings and complexities of the characters’ defense mechanisms, shedding light on their internal conflicts, trauma, and subconscious coping strategies through close textual analysis and an in-depth examination of character behaviors and motivations. Furthermore, the goal of this study is to highlight the contextual and sociocultural aspects that support the adoption and development of defense mechanisms inside the story.