How the woman's role has changed in literature

It is said that the woman's role in literature has changed enormously over the last centuries. But is it really true?

Historically, women have been displaced from the fields of science and art, victims of a patriarchal model imposed by society at that time. This was shown in literature, the lady was seen as an object, a prize for the knight, giving importance to her physical appearance without taking her opinion or ideas into account. This model of literature was changing over the years showing female characters who took the control of their lives and faced adversity, as in the novel "Tess of the d'urbevilles" in which the main character was a young woman who fought for her happiness becoming independent of her family, despite being raped by her cousin and consequently despised by people's double standard, or in "The Scarlett Letter" whose protagonist was a woman who tried to live with dignity in a hypocritical, puritanical and unjust society.

Finally, it is undeniable that the woman's role in literature has changed positively over the years, but there are still novels that promote a model of passive and submissive woman that is a mere complement of a man like in "After", "Twilight" and "Fifty Shades of Grey" which have really sexist quotes as " I will have great pleasure, even joy if you submit. The more you submit, the greater my joy, the equation is very simple" or " I want to be the only person you love; You will be mine". Therefore, there is still a great deal to do.