Abstract
This thesis explores the mobility and identity formation of the characters Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre and Antoinette Cosway in Wide Sargasso Sea through the lens of human geography and cultural geography, and general space and place studies. This thesis suggests that even though Jane and Antoinette have similar circumstances and conditions, they develop autonomy inversely to one another due in large part to their ability (or not) to recognize and navigate through safe and dangerous spaces.