TRANSITIVITY REPRESENTATION OF FEMININE ANGER IN THE STORY ‘A DOG THAT SQUEAKED’

Abstract

This paper employs Halliday and his associates’ linguistic theory about Transitivity to find out how anger is depicted in Olga Masters’ “A Dog That Squeaked”. It then carries out a closer analysis of whether the female character would accept and adhere to social prejudice. The study also examines the social relationship between the female protagonist and her husband in the circle of patriarchy, which shows how this woman fails to achieve her desires. Through the analysis, the study clarifies Olga Massters’ view on gender inequality and discrimination against women.