Jane Eyre reflects the situation in Britain in the19th century. At that time, the rapid development of industry, strict factory discipline, frequent unemployment, low wages and high prices left workers in dire straits, so the Charter Movement broke out. In addition to workers, women are also a group that is deeply oppressed. The equal spirit of the Charter Movement made people firmly believe that women should also get equal rights with men. Therefore, Jane Eyre, like men, gained economic independence through her education at lowood school and her own efforts, and economic independence also enabled her to gain spiritual efforts and win lifelong happiness.

A Dream of Red Mansions reflects the feudal times in China. Confucianism is the cornerstone of feudal rule, emphasizing the hierarchy within society: the younger generation should obey the elders, and women should obey the men. After Lin Daiyu's parents died, her grandmother and aunt were her elders, and they would arrange her marriage and future. Feudal marriage emphasized parents' life. Grandmother Jia doesn't like Daiyu's sentimentality and infirmity, but she likes Baochai's performance that "a woman without talent is virtue" and her good popularity and housekeeping experience, because these will help her manage the Jia family well in the future. Mrs. Wang is Baochai's menstruation, and Baochai's understanding makes her very satisfied. Feudal marriage also emphasized the right to family. The Xue family is one of the four major families in Jinling, which can rival the Jia family. Although the Lins are also scholarly families, they are not as good as the four great families. Therefore, Baochai finally became Grandma Bao Er. In feudal society, women had to obey men, and to some extent, men became the only sustenance for women. Therefore, after Daiyu lost Baoyu, she lost the courage and confidence to live and died of depression. In a word, different cultural factors lead to different fates of Jane Eyre and Lin Daiyu.

Cultural factors will affect people's personality, and people's personality will change people's destiny to a certain extent. In today's society, all aspects have been greatly developed, and the status of women has also improved. Society should create more and better conditions and opportunities for women, so that they can get better development.