Abstract The focus of this thesis is Carol Kennicott's articulation of voice in Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. In the last two decades, Sinclair Lewis has received very limited attention from scholars. As a result, in order to bridge the gap and make Lewis's Main Street relevant in current critical debate, this project consults some prominent theorists like J.L. Austin, Judith Butler, bell hooks etc. and their respective theories on...

Introduction [excerpt] The use of the first person in narrative fiction indicates agency -- meaning that the character is free to tell their story in the form that they would like. This is what makes this form of storytelling unique; it presents an intimacy with characters that third-person does not often give. Novels that are geared towards young adults and children do not give female characters this form of narrative agency. Either the male protagonist serves as narrator, or the novel is told from the...

Introduction [excerpt] Taken together, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and chosen narratives from The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler help readers and viewers to identify the impact articulation has on marginalized sexualities and the driving movements of women's histories. It is important to note that these two works have not been examined next to each other in the past. I argue that sexual articulation occurs...