Claiming the feminine voice: a transitivity analysis of “Meatless Days”.

Abstract

This study focuses on Suleri’s (1991) “Meatless Days” as this memoir dexterously overthrows the male hegemonic history by reconstructing alternative feminist scripts. To analyze the text, this study relies upon the theoretical stances presented by Bakhtain (2010) and Beauvoir (1988) as these frameworks -opposed to male language- demand a new style of writing. The analysis reveals that material processes are more dominant. These processes are mainly associated with Sara who is engaged in a futile attempt of verifying her nativity.