Feminism In The Turn Of The Screw

Feminist theory or Patriarchy is a social structure in which men are considered to have a monopoly on power and women are expected to submit. That is what I think of when I think of feminist theory. Society's oppression of women has surfaced in many waves, but so has the confrontation how these cultural standings manage in an social structure.

Various meanings have been attached to the cultural identities of feminism. In The Turn of The Screw, one meaning would be that of the governess's identity. Her gender and race seem to be the common denominator in this feminist theory. She becomes a governess to get ahead in the time of the booming Industrial Revolution. It's all business in the male dominated world. With this opportunity, comes great responsibility, that could have possibly led her to improper relationship with numerous individuals in
Men started to feel inadequate so the oppression increased along with the suppression.

Social status meant everything to both men and women, moreso to men because they had always had it and were competitive so the thought of losing said power made them irrational. Power for men, oppression for women. That was until, the Suffrage Movement and the Temperance movement occurred. In The Turn of The Screw, once the governess starts having improper thoughts towards the men of the household, ghosts start appearing to her. The children and the servants act like they are not there.

It's as if the household is another version of society. They too are oppressing and suppressing her. On second thought, women kept putting their noses were they didn't belong and society,"men" wanted to limit what their wives, daughters and even employees were capable and responsible for. Take Flora, the niece for example. She was kept from attending school whereas, her brother went freely. Despite, his bad behavior. I assume that society and men as a whole, worried at the fact women started believing and knowing that too, had a