The central argument in Judy Brady’s essay‚ “I WANT A WIFE” is; after the persona (husband) seeing the importance of a wife in her society‚ she tries to give reasons for wanting a wife. By so doing she gives her definitions of who a wife is and who a husband is by putting herself in a husband’s shoes with words which seem very controversial .Her argument is an explicit argument that seeks to support controversial claims with reasons and evidence .This aims at drawing the attention of the audience
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Draft Judy Brady specified in her text‚ “Why I Want a Wife” that having a wife would be great‚ and then she starts naming off many things that woman name that make a man very happy. She supports her claim by first talking about her friend who had recently been divorced and trying to look for another wife‚ then she starts talking about the small things that women do that would make a man want a wife‚ then she starts asking why wouldn’t she want a wife‚ and finally asks “Why wouldn’t anybody want a wife
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the personal essay “I Want a Wife”‚ Judy Brady uses irony to explain why she would want a wife. Brady lists multiple jobs and tasks that an ideal wife does and is expected to do. Along with irony‚ the author uses sarcasm and repetition to emphasize what a wife does for her husband‚ as well as her children. I believe the author’s tone changes from pleasant to sarcastic by stating “If‚ by chance‚ I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have‚ I want the liberty to replace
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Who wouldn’t want someone who takes care of their significant other‚ the kids‚ the house‚ and everything inbetween? Judy brady asked‚ “who wouldn’t want a wife?” sarcastically after stating the “ideal” responsibilities of a women in the household around 1970 in her article. Women at that time were expected to do the work of a maid‚ while the men went out and worked a job to support the family. Judy Brady hints in her article‚ “Why I Want a Wife‚” that there is discrimination against women. Women
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"Why I Want a Wife" Judy Brady "According to the dictionary‚ a wife is a "woman married to a man." But‚ as many women know‚ a wife is much more: coo‚ housekeeper‚ nutritionist‚ chauffeur‚ friend‚ sex partner‚ valet‚ nurse‚ social secretary‚ ego-builder‚ and more. Rather than complains why she herself would like to have a wife. I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am a Wife. And‚ not altogether incidentally‚ I am a mother. Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared
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essay “Why I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady Syfers‚ who explain why she would want a wife. While in her essay she teaching the unmarried and married women the role of an uncomplicated wife but for humorous. Anyone wish to have someone to rely on and do things for him or her. these things include doing simple tasks and chores‚ along with taking care of our physical‚ mental‚ social and sexual needs. She describes what she wants in a wife and what she wants her to take care of. The use of “I” is repeated
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issue. The two works The Female Body by Margaret Atwood and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin romanticizes the view of women in their own opinion‚ emphasizing ideas such as women being portrayed as common housewives‚ objects‚ emotional delinquents‚ and submissive individuals. The similarities include both authors has their own distinct
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avoid the peaking second-wave of feminism sweeping the nation. Specifically‚ in 1973 when Judy Brady penned her famous feminist essay‚ ‘I want a wife’‚ women were beginning to acquire more of a voice than ever before. However‚ what Judy Brady conveniently and methodically avoids throughout her essay are the words ‘equality’ and ‘feminism’. She knows that by naming her cause‚ she limits her audience. Brady understands that the only way to make these ideas accessible to both men and women is to approach
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In Judy Brady’s "I Want a Wife"‚ she is writing from the point of view of a wife and mother. Because of that‚ she has certain expectations‚ assumptions‚ and views about the world. She wants people to see what a wife REALLY does. Through her satire‚ she suggests that SHE would like to have a wife to do all of the things for her that she is doing for her family. She gives many instances of what life would be like if she could take the role of the husband and have a wife "who will work and send
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70s named Judy Brady. In 1971‚ Judy Brady’s essay “I Want a Wife” was in the first edition of Ms. Magazine; which targeted the inequality that was promised to women at this time. Being as the 70s was a time when women constantly struggled for equality and rights‚ Brady has some very interesting views on the term “wife.” Brady begins her thought process after hearing from a male friend who has recently become divorced. With him being single‚ and looking for a new wife; it occurred to Brady that she
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