Consciousness of Patriarchal Domination in James's Washington Square

Abstract

This study of James's Washington Square attempts to display the female's position in patriarchal society under the title "Consciousness of Patriarchal Domination in James's Washington Square". The positions of female characters are no better than purchasable objects. They are controlled and deserted by the males who handle the property. Capitalism is a mode of property distribution inherited by patriarchal society and women are being victimized from that mode. So, to liberate them from such domination, economic distribution and freedom of chance and opportunities should be equalized and the concept of patriarchal superiority, which is caused mainly by property distribution, should be altered so that women make a niche of their own in this very society.