Jane and the nameless protagonist of Rebecca also couldn’t be more different. Jane is an active agent in her own destiny; Mrs de Winter floats through life at Manderley afraid to make a single decision or to do things at all different from Rebecca. She never expresses herself in dialogue.

Indeed, Jane has the moral fortitude to stick to her guns and leave Rochester behind when she finds out about Bertha. Mrs de Winter never for a moment feels regret upon learning that Maxim killed Rebecca, and indeed delights in it, consummating their marriage immediately after