How do both Carhlotte Brontë and Daphne du Maurier explore the dificulties faced by two young women in "Jane Eyre" and "Rebecca"?

'He had not imagined that a woman would dare speak so to a man.' Taken from Jane Eyre, this quote depicts the foremost difficulty which the two young women must face, the prejudice other people place on them, and what they must do to rise above these preconceptions. In the novels Jane Eyre and Rebecca, we are presented with the life-journeys of two young women, their obstacles, and the way they develop amongst these …

…spite other twists and sub-plots in the stories, the main focus for both women is love. Essential information is concealed and because of this dishonesty, the love is seen as non-genuine, and threatens to obliterate any happiness that the two young women may secure for themselves. These secrets hang over the relationship and drag it down until it is nearly ravaged and both young women are hurt severely because of the intensity of their feelings.