Representation of Implicit Domestic Culture in Ahmed Ali's Twilight in Delhi

Exploring implicit domestic culture in Twilight in Delhi (2007)by Ahmed Ali, the study applies theoretical framework of M.A.K Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) which asserts that meanings lies in the clause. The main argument of the paper is to linguistically examine the effects of social imbalance within family structure. It also argues that language is not neutral for it carries ideology in it; therefore, hegemonic power relations and its manipulation are explored leading to its effects on different lives.Data are analyzed qualitatively at clause level, using tools of ideational, interpersonal and textual meta-functions of language.As a guide, 19 Tables are formed to show and compares the processes according to the main issue of the study. Linguistic analysis of the text is done by using Transitivity, Mood, Rheme and Theme to identify power relations in Eastern families. The paper examined different sorts of 19 situations where the norms of implicit family culture were noticed. The study also discovered that the male members of the family exercised power over the female characters. The study is going to be an addition to future researchers of CDA to use SFG to literature to highlight and analyze social imbalance.