The Husband Stitch are a compelling short story about experiencing sexual journeys as a women and boundaries. “The Husband Stitch” used various lines of directives to help the reader understand what the protagonist was feeling throughout the story. It was shocking to find the protagonist was a courageous women, but still had a timid side to her.
The Husband Stitch is a satire on a famous short story “The Green Ribbon”. It is a story of a girl who wears a green ribbon around her neck who does not allow her husband to take off the ribbon until they are old. When the ribbon is finally removed her head ends up falling off. The adaptation on the story demonstrated how the husband felt empowered over the protagonists’ body. She had two boundaries that she asked the husband not to cross: do not finish inside of me and do not touch my ribbon. For the duration of the story, he violates these boundaries in his own way. He insisted that there should be no secrets between a husband and wife.
The author also displays the husband’s entitlement by asking the doctor about “the husband stitch”. The husband stitch is adding an extra stitch given during the process of repairing the vagina after giving birth. The extra stitch allows the husband to have a more pleasurable experience. The nurse also emphasizes that she was sewed up “nice and tight”, but the protagonist is unable to be sexually active for a year after being pregnant.
When the husband finally takes off his wife’s ribbon. He finds out that it was the only thing that was keeping her together. My question to him is: Was it worth it? If he had a chance, would he do it again.