OPINION: GHOSTS REAL Interpreting Henry James's Crackdown from a Marxist perspective involves serious social class distinctions and consequences of violation within that code. Miles and the unnamed housekeeper's affair demonstrate the wrongdoing of social and legal norms. The Governess's indeterminate social status leaves her as a forbidden woman in Victorian society who takes on the role of primary caretaker of the children, while Miles embodies the character of the absent master to whom the Governess feels intimately attracted. Mile's union with the rebellious and threatening Peter Quint ultimately possesses him and leads to the collapse of the social hierarchy. The bond between the Housekeeper and Mile shows the inappropriate line crossed between professional duties and a desirable future as a sexually active individual. Only through the moments of the two characters, the growing apprehensions end with the violation of social status by the housekeeper who begins a mysterious sexual relationship with Miles. Marxist criticism leaves society thinking that the ruling classes prevail over the social order. However, its goal is to present ideas for changing social realities, so that future generations know that all people are important and equal. During the Victorian period, a governess faced contradictory burdens that left her uncomfortable with the imbalance of status. The housekeeper is uncomfortable with the fact that she might be similar to the servants/ghosts, because she still feels that she is socially superior to them. His desire to break out of the class structure, but his inability to do so, shows his dependence on the structure. From his first moments at Bly or the “castle of romance,” he immediately feels the conflict between his emotional state… the medium of paper… the governess raises him, but also “all the rest.” These equivocal words refer to the housekeeper's initiation into sex, which is reinforced by Mile pointing out that she "knows what a boy wants!" After Mrs. Grose and Flora leave Bly, the two are alone again, faced with a tyrannical and silent environment that causes the housekeeper to think they embody "a young couple... on their wedding night." James clearly resists the historical interpretation that would fill the picture with knowledge about social groups. However, through analyzing the relationship between the Governess and Mile, placing their narrative and dialogue in a socio-historical context, the battle between desires and demands is revealed. Awareness of the Victorian sexual beginning allows readers to trace the development of the two characters' transformations from pupil and teacher to lover and mistress..