Australian writer Jessica Anderson's Tirra Lirra by the River employs a reflective first-person narrative perspective to depict the growth journey of protagonist Nora, showing her transformation from being trapped to awakening and her process of self-reinvention. This paper attempts to examine how narrative voice shapes Nora's image as a female subject from the critical perspective of Feminist Narratology. The personal narrative voice exposes Nora's "trapped self" under male-dominated society; while the communal narrative voice, rooted in the solidarity of women and the queer community, gathers rebellious strength in "Number Six" and provides support for Nora's self-reinvention. From the venting of personal pain to the resonance of collective power, Nora ultimately evolves into a subject who autonomously defines her life, which highlights the significance of narrative voice in women's self-reinvention.
Min et al. (Wed,) studied this question.