"my side of the matter"

“My Side of the Matter” demonstrated multiple themes, including acceptance, denial, and
regret. The man in this story seems to have made many mistakes in his life. As he tells us
right from the beginning, his first mistake is marrying his wife, Marge, and his second
mistake was getting her pregnant. Marge seemed to want to have control over their lives,
because she moves them to her Aunts’ house where her husband is not welcome. There,
being as submissive as ever, doesn’t argue with her aunts when told her husband can’t
sleep with her. To me, her aunts are a little naive to think that this married couple should
not sleep in the same bed. But on top of that, the aunts treat this man with no respect,
insulting his manhood and being outright disrespectful towards him.
I also think this man needs to communicate more with his wife. They seem to be
on a strange level, one that is not...