This article discusses two models of women in the Victorian era by analyzing Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre from a feminist perspective. The researcher used two contrasting characters, Jane and Bertha, to criticize the patriarchal system and the tragic female submission. The novel presented Jane as a model of a rebellious woman who defied traditional gender roles. As for Bertha, she was used to show the beginning and tragic end of submission and loss of identity under patriarchal control. The researcher relied on some feminist theories to explain some concepts such as the concept of women’s autonomy, the idea of women’s marginalization, and the concept of oppressive structures. Through the contrast between the two characters, the article revealed the importance of women’s independence and warned against their submission to patriarchal oppression.