In a Different Voice by Carol Gilligan serves to be a unique literary work that challenges traditional outlooks on society's perception of relationships, voice, gender, and moral reasoning. Gilligan establishes a unique answer to conventional psychological theories and purposes her own supposition through her analysis and a series of interviews she conducts. The ideas conveyed through Carol Gilligan's work can be related to numerous other literary works such as Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, Richard Wright's Uncle Tom's Children, and James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time.

Carol Gilligan begins In a Different Voice by highlighting that the field of psychology has remained male-dominated over time, thus diminishing women's perspective on most issues. Gilligan sets out to analyze and explain the different approaches between men and women on morality, relationships, and concept of self. In her work, Gilligan explains the different approach towards morality between men and women by...