Christine Daaé is the Real Hero of The Phantom of the Opera
In the face of peril, Christine’s innocence and naivety easily form the “damsel in distress” misconception. The soprano singer has become the obsession of a lurking, mysterious figure at the Paris Opera House. She is taken hostage in his secret abode, being forced to accept matrimony. Christine’s complicated feelings, added with her inability to escape from him mentally, fuel the notion that she needs to be rescued.