Marxist Critics- Links to Angela Carter/ The Bloody Chamber.

They make a division between the overt (manifest or surface) and covert (latent or hidden) content of a literary work (mush as psychoanalytic critics do) an then relate the covert subject matter of the literary work to basic Marxist Themes, such as Class Struggle, or the Progression of Society through Historical Stages, such as the transition from feudalism to industrial capitalism. Thus, the conflicts in King Lear might be read as being really about the conflicts of class interest between the rising class (the bourgeoisie) and the falling class (the feudal overlords).
This is shown through 'The Bloody Chamber' seemingly being a Gothic-Fairy Tale, but once looked at in more depth it is shown to be a story portraying a Capitalist/ Patriarchal Society. This is shown through The Marquis controlling The Narrator- as The Narrator is forced into the Capitalist notion of marriage through The Marquis Patriarch- this is symbolised through the Dowry that is received by The Marquis that means he will marry The Narrator- and the Train being a Phallic Symbol within the text.
'The Bloody Chamber' is too shown to represent a struggle within Social Class- as there is a clear separation in societies between The Marquis and The Narrator. As The Marquis is shown to represent wealth it allows the Reader to interpret the idea that The Marquis always wants The Narrator to view herself as powerful- despite never truly having control/ power due to her low social standing- this is symbolised through The Marquis allowing The Narrator to take the keys to his Castle. This further links to the idea/ conflict that Human's are given a false sense of power/ control within life- but they are never truly in a dominating position due to the Capitalist society always dictator action of Men/ Women.
The idea of 'The Bloody Chamber' representing the Marxist idea of Capitalism is too shown through Carter's use of the train within the text- as this symbolises a 'Man-Made' society that is overall inescapable- as the train is in reality used to get to somewhere quicker- therefore it is used to speed up life/ work- linking to the idea that a Capitalist society is all controlling- as it is only possible to leave a train once it stops- the average Human has no say in how the train/ life is dictated.

Another method used by Marxist critics is to relate the context of a work to the Social-Class status of the author/ the Social Period in which it was produced. In such cases an assumption is made (which again is similar to those made by psychoanalytic critics) that the Author is unaware of precisely what he/ she is saying/ revealing within the text.
This asks the Question of whether or not Carter meant to put conflicts of Social-Class/ Marxism within her texts- as it is suggested that the social period in which a writer lives can affect the way in which the tell/ write their text.
Angela Carter's work- 'The Bloody Chamber' was published in 1979- meaning that these short stories were wrote during the 1970's. This social-period within society was shown to depict the Growth of Feminism within the UK, as proved by Margaret Thatcher- the first British Prime Minister from 1979. This Growth of Feminism in my view is shown within Carter's work- as she shows work that allows the Growth of Women- as The Narrator is shown to be strong willed within 'The Bloody Chamber'- and The Narrator's Mother is described as "indomitable" and "eagle featured"- therefore showing her to be the in a sense "New Woman" that the 1960's/ 70's were attempting to promote through Feminism.
However, Carter too uses her work to show Women as greedy characters that do not conform with Feminism's ideal Woman- as in 'The Courtship of Mr Lyon' Beauty is shown to become a different Woman after money etc. becomes involved- which does not make Beauty strong willed- but instead naïve/ idiotic- as she is shown to renounce love/ passion in the pursuit of wealth/ opulence.
Furthermore,  it was within the 1970's/ 80's that Marxist Critics began to structure their theories on this concept- suggesting that Carter may have been able to view these theories and adapt them within her text's- as she shows the World to be full of Class Structures due to wealth etc. as The Marquis is able to take The Narrator from her Mother due to his payment in the form of Dowry- and the fact that Beast/ Mr Lyon House is shown to portray wealth- through the use of "solid gold"/ "great chandelier". Therefore, suggesting that Carter had seen the increase in Marxist concepts throughout the 1970's and chose to expand upon their ideologies within her work- as she had seen the corruption with society during this period and chose to 'shine a light' on unlawful happenings.

A further Marxist practice is to relate the literary work to the social assumptions of the time in which is was 'consumed', a strategy which is used particularly in the later variant of Marxist criticism known as cultural materialism.
This suggests that throughout time Social Assumptions/ Stereotypes that define the era in which it was Produced/ Consumed affect the way in which a text is perceived by the Reader- as it is suggested that through "Cultural Materialism" Society has changed its beliefs dependant on the Social Period. As the 1980's were times of Equality- as Social Acceptance of Women etc. became the order of the day- suggesting that the Readership of the late 1970's/ early 1980's would have been able to create distinctions between what Carter was able to put on the page- and what she truly meant within her work. 

Another Marxist practice is the "politicisation of literary form", that is, the claim that literary forms are themselves determined by political circumstance. For instance, in the view of some critics, literary realism carries with it an implicit validation of conservative social structure: for others, the formal and metrical intricacies of the sonnet and the iambic pentameter are a counterpart of social stability, decorum, and order.
This suggests that certain forms of literature have certain endings/ meanings to their work, dependant on what political period that the text is formed in. With Marxism it is suggested that within the text their are subtle attempts to indoctrinate the Reader into their ideology of the Political/ Social situation; therefore the text must be read in order to challenge the Work/ Ideologies of the period- as Carter (along with other Marxist Writers) attempts to show the Reader the flaw's of Politics within the Period.
In 1979- when 'The Bloody Chamber' was written it was the Conservative Party who were in office within the UK- it was the Conservative's Party's in 1979 to show voters that the "balance of society has been increasingly tilted in the favour of the State at the expense of individual freedom". Therefore, Carter's work within 'The Bloody Chamber' could be suggested to conform to this Political stance- as Carter attempts to show within her Short-Stories the development of Capitalism within Society- and how Wealth/ Power has been exploited by those who can have it- but that in many cases there are those who have little Power at all. Therefore through the Conservative Party's Ideology of "restoring the balance of Power in favour of the People"- Carter may have seen the opportunity to exploit her views on Marxism at this point- as the Conservative Standing may have been in favour of Carter's beliefs at this time.
Furthermore, the Conservative Party's Victory of 1979 saw Margaret Thatcher elected- ergo she became the UK's first Woman Head of Government- this may have been why Carter decided to place emphasis on the Feminism within 'The Bloody Chamber'- as due to Political Circumstances this would be viewed as a dominant time for Feminism to thrive- as Margaret Thatcher was almost the living embodiment of Women's Power- the ideology that Feminism attempted to put across.