Both protagonists, Jane and Mrs De Winter in Rebecca, are characterized as naive women who experienced traumatic and demoralizing events in their early years. Through the subsequent events of the plot, these women undertake a training Roman journey to adapt to upper-class society. Rebecca's heroine has been constantly haunted by the ghost and "femme fatale" figure of Maximilian's late wife (Rebecca) and is unable to live up to society's expectations. In contrast, Jane may seem demoralized by her extended family, her aunt and cousins, where she suffered abuse, from an early age, for standing up for herself. However, her punishment can be seen as a blessing because the time spent in the "red room" was the time when Jane expressed anger and blatantly took revenge against authority, it was a challenge to the traditional role of women. After expressing her feelings, Mrs. Reed sends her to Lowood School. However, before doing so, she breaks her ties with her aunt by saying, "I will never call you aunt again as long as I live." Here Jane achieves familial release and expresses her emotional state of mind as she takes a stand and displays some power. Similarly, in Rebecca, the late Mrs. De Winter was also portrayed as a strong woman who could stand up for herself. Furthermore, the psychological effect that Jane experienced in chapter 1, in the "red room", is also demolished once she said she expressed her thoughts to her aunt as she felt "her soul begin to expand". This indicates that she is finally free from the burden and torture that her "soul" has had to endure, which also reflects the physical freedom she has gained by moving away from her aunt. However, when her "soul" began to expand, Brontë could imply that God is on her side as an expanded soul indicates that someone has been forgiven or has seen the light. Furthermore, Jane also asserts her authority against Aunt Reed as she stated