Most significant features of The Bloody Chamber
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1. (The reversal of gender roles). The Mothers character is probebly the most clearest in that Carter has reversed the role of a female. Killing the Marquis using her husbands gun, 'She put a single irreproachable bullet through my husbands head'. Even though the mother kills the Marquis she uses her 'husbands gun' arguably this shows that male powers is still dominent in females. However, the Marquis has a bond with her daughter something they called 'maternal telepathy' and only the women have this ability so this could be a sign of femenine power.
2. The Piano Tuner, As we know he is blind so he doesn't have the 'male gaze' or the sexual desires the Marquis has. In comparison to the Marquis the Piano Tuner is virginic, whereas the Marquis had 3 previous wives. Even though the Marquise has a 'mark of shame' on her forehead the Piano Tuner cannot see it, he appreciates her for who she is, he doesn't take advantage of her sexually as a typical gothic male character would.
3. Aspects of the gothic. So this is probably one of the most important features of the entire book. One of things that comes to mind is the setting, and how its set in a castle in the middle of nowhere, 'That lovely, sad, sea-siren of a place', Also the castle has been given down from ancestors meaning it has a history behind it. Another feature of the gothic is the punishment for sins, and how the Marquis is killed in the end after killing three other women and 'shaming' the Marquis, yet he is punished for his sins in the end, and what tops it off is that he is killed by a WOMAN! Muhahaha!
4. Sex. As we know The Bloody Chamber is full of Sex, only Carter could write such dirty things. The Marquis treats his virginic wife as she is the one to blame for her corruption yet he is the one who treats her as though she is a 'baby' then calls her a 'whore'. Lets face it the Marquis is pretty weird he has no standards!
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