The hero or heroine must gain comfortability and experience in their situation in order to be at peace. As Claire finally begins to trust Jamie not only as a friend but as a lover, she says,
“It was an act of trust to sleep in the presence of another person. If the trust was mutual, simple sleep could bring you closer together than the joining of bodies” (Gabaldon 235). Claire, having only been in this new society for a short amount of time, has already developed a relationship because it is a basic human need in order to function among other civilized individuals. This act of becoming a valued individual is a key step in transforming from an outcast to a recognized and productive individual. “But they have moved out of adolescence to
