In the story "Like A Winding Sheet" Johnson allows the pressures of his daily routine to get the best of him. He can not comprehend that women can be the "BOSS" and he constantly throughout the day gets upset. He allows his stress to build up causing him to crack as soon as his wife makes a joking remark. This is the perfect example of how men feel when they are emasculated or have to follow the lead of a woman. Some men can handle it but others do not handle it as well. In today's society women are "suppose" to follow the lead of their man. This is especially the case when it comes to black women. The black woman is stereotyped to follow her mans lead so when they do not the man typically feels like they are not being respected.

--Brittany Dozier