Nick Joaquin's:The Summer Solstice

              The story was all about a" woman sadistically subduing his husband to her will".I did like very much the story in the sense that in the story we-women rule over men.Nick Joaquin portrays or have shown their:that women could be superior to men.I like the scene wherein Doña Lupeng was able to made Don Paeng crawl on the floor as what she wanted him to do.Because we all know(those who read the story)what kind of a husband Don Paeng is, he was a highly moral person.He wants all the time that his rules/decision would be follow.And with that scene , its only a proof that not all the time in a woman's life they could live in the shadow of their husband or could be inferior/under by man.
               Generally, I view the story as a victory of women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!