Through "Antoinette", Jean Rhy's creates a prehistory for Bronte's madwoman,"Bertha". Antoinette is the story's principal character. Rhy's traced the development of Antoinette's character from a young girl in Jamaica to the wild lunatic in the attic in Wide Sargasso Sea. From her childhood onwards she lead a life of loneliness. Her mother was always indealt with her brother,Pierre. She was a sensitive girl. Apart from her home, she was an outcast in society, termed'white cockroach'. Antoinette and her family of white Creoles were forced to flee from their estate due to some conflicts with blacks on the Island. Antoinette was pushed to marry an Englishman. She could not find a peaceful place even after her marriage, as it was a mismatch of culture and customs. The history of her childhood relation with one of her half brothers, Sandy Cosway, turned her husband against her. The newly-wed bride was dipped into a world of madness and
beyond as her mother was.She was also called as "Bertha" and "Marionette" by her husband. She was locked in the attic of an unknown house and was guarded by a servant arranged by Rochester. At this point, Bronte's character is born - a woman of utter madness and violence.
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