Parallel: David's straight forward therapist is depicted as the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland(251). This is similar to when David dresses up as Alice when he is younger(60), only to be tormented by the other kids. This parallel illustrates that David wants to escape reality and find a new identity. However, he cannot grasp that his old identity will always follow him which is shown when he attacks his therapist who told him the truth.
Question: What does the white rabbit's watch represent?
Identity: Stitches suggests that we form our own identities and to not let others decide who we are. Throughout the novel, David's parents want him to live life very similar to theirs and do not let him decide what he does, reads, or where he goes to school. David's parents controlling his identity results in him being affected negatively, as his dad x-rays him too many times resulting in him developing cancer. After the surgery to remove the cancer, he cannot speak resulting in his identity being forgotten as the other people in his family sound him out. The older David screams in the car back to visit his mother because he was always silent and regrets going along with being the person his mother wanted him to be. He became an artist as a way to rebel against the identity his parents created for him.
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