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The purpose of this paper is to show that Wuthering Heights can be changed from a ‘text’ to a ‘hypertext’ with active readers and good listeners. Nelly’s story is written in oral language and it has striking resemblances to the modern hypertexts. Nelly’s story in a gossip form requires listeners’ active roles. In doing so, it fosters a communal sense between them. And WH is well represented through the gothic which is an effective storytelling source exciting listeners’ curiosity with thrilling elements. Although it may lack narrative coherence and aesthetic unity, the gothic can be a more developmental genre with the flexibility of mixing other elements. The narrative structure of WH shows the hypertextual characteristics of the work. Nelly is just a ‘node’ or ‘jointing point,’ not a ‘center’ that has an authoritative voice. Various texts are linked to Nelly without any one of them being able to surpass the rest. WH calls for active and sincere listeners like Lockwood who produced his own new text with Nelly’s story. A text written by Emily Brontë can be changed to a hypertext continuing evolution with new elements added by good readers or listeners.