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The representation of the female body in "Her Body and Other…
The representation of the female body in "Her Body and Other Parties"
visceral descriptions
sexually graphic 'semen leaking down her leg'
universalised her experience by saying all other female narrator's voice is 'interchangeable with her own'.
homoerotiscism- draws from her own life?
how she and her husband become one through their acts of consummation- become whole
merging the idea of being satiated with desire- lust and power dynamics- she can satiate him without being satiated herself
tyranny of men- 'add an extra stitch', prioritising her wife's ability to please him over psychological health
despite her sexual encounters she maintains a sense of agency and autonomy through saying 'no' when husband tries to touch ribbon
ribbon as a symbol of femininity and autonomy, the colour green represents growth, nature and earthiness (something that is related to the act of consummating)
some truths are only observed by a single set of eyes- shows the subjective nature of truth
unreliable narrator- in the beginning she saw toes in potatoes, might have a mental illness? this ties in with her story of the girl who couldnt find her ill mother and made herself belief everything was fabricated.
mixes multiple genres and breaks convention- sci-fi, realist fiction, elements of gothic horror, absurdism and folklore
green ribbon is an allusion to In a dark dark room and other scary stories
horrific
uncomfortable imagery
unnatural
lack of autonomy (the husband stitch)
compliance
unapologetic desire
masochism
hunger