Muhammad Faruq Bukhori 13020117140087 Take Home Final Test Patriarchy, Feminism, and Gender in The Steel Brassiere by Irish Sheila G. Crisostomo The Steel Brassiere is a short story by Irish Sheila G. Crisostomo, this story takes the story of the life of a woman who in her day was a victim of oppression for her husband. The Steel Brassiere story contains elements of patriarchy, feminism, and gender in it, for that I will analyze all three, the method I use also through close reading. 1. Patriarchy Patriarchy here means a social system where the man holds power in the domestic sphere (home) and dominates the woman (his wife), male figure in the form of a father or husband who has authority over his property, his wife and children [1] .In the story of The Steel Brassiere , the patriarchal figure in the story is the husband of the narrator, Lindoln. This characteristic of Lindoln is described as being stingy, like to regulate, and like to scold his wife and even includ...