It took her 12 years and the creation of a new self for her to regain her pride, and even now, her independence is only a simulacra of what it could have been.  The damn progressive educators pretend to be rebels, but really they just exist in a divide-and-conquer symbiosis with conservative patriarchs.  Half of the people are taught to bear any orders, despite any suffering, for fear of an enervating feeling, while the other half are taught to be terrified of logic and seek solace in snuggling up to power.