Since Katrina is described as being difficult to please, both Ichabond and Brom go to great lengths to win her heart, especially since Katrina holds the power of choice. Ichabond describes her as "...plagued by a labyrinth of whims and caprices, which always presented new difficulties and impediments." (303) The use of the word “labyrinth” gives Katrina a mysterious image and shows that her character is more complex than she initially appears. Through her “whims and whims” Katrina maintains control over Ichabond and her father who “loved his daughter even more than his pipe, and like a reasonable man, […] let her do whatever she wanted.” (304) Patriarchal rule is overthrown by Katrina who shatters gender roles by exerting control over the men in her life. Unlike other women of the nineteenth century, Katrina enjoys freedom and