All forms of oppression are connected. This is true of the ways in which oppression is

 

carried out, the structures that maintain it, and the ideology that permeates it. Furthermore,

 

in order to end oppression, one cannot fight against only one form of domination and must

 

instead dismantle multiple forms at once. In American society, this is true for the oppression

 

of animals, the environment, and women, all of which are perpetuated by the patriarchy

 

and, by extension, the male-dominated meat industry. In Ruth L. Ozeki’s My Year of Meats,

 

these forms of oppression are highlighted as the main character, Jane, discovers the

 

unsavory truths about the meat industry and then attempts to show those truths to the

 

world.

 

            By relying on Carol J. Adams’s feminist-vegetarian theory and utilizing Melanie Joy’s

 

theory of carnism and Pattrice Jones’s thoughts on subverting oppressive systems, I will

 

show how Ozeki accurately depicts oppression in a patriarchal society, as well as how to

fight oppression. Ozeki’s accurate portrayal of reality makes My Year of Meats an example of the ways in which the meat industry is corrupt and dangerous, as well as how one can beginto rectify that.