Put simply, the goal of stylistics is to describe the linguistic features of the object of analysis in such a way as to demonstrate their âfunctional significance for the interpretation of the textâ (Wales, 2001: 438). Its relationship to literary theory is a complex one.
One part of this is making sure you do not go swimming or soak your new tattoo in water for at least two weeks and up to four weeks, depending on the rate that your tattoo heals. During the weeks immediately after getting your new tattoo, you should consider it an open wound that needs to heal and seal itself.
There's nothing stopping you from having a shower / bath the same day as getting it done, as long as you don't soak the tattoo, as that will bring the ink out. So a quick shower won't do any damage at all. After about 2 - 3 weeks it should be fully healed and you can be free to soak.