Essay I Want A Wife

Summary Of I Want A Wife By Judy Brady
Jade Lewandowski 10/5/17
Ms.Strobel Ap Lang 'I Want A Wife" Judy Brady in her essay "I Want A Wife" was written and
published in the first issue of Ms.Magazine and during the women's movement in 1969.Brady's
purpose is to raise awareness of political and social issue occurring today. Brady believed women
should not tolerate the way men act on woman.. In this essay Brady aims to convince her readers to
look at a man's point of view and expectations of what he thinks a wife is and how she should act
like. Throughout "I Want A Wife" Brady emphasizes that women are special and should be treated
higher than society treats them now,through a first person point of view, anaphora and a satirical
tone. Judy Brady establishes her credibility through anaphora to show the reader that women are
not being treated as equals. Anaphora makes Brady's voice be heard,as she repeats the phrase "I
want a wife" or words such as child, food, helping, needs and house to show what is in the mind of
most men and what they expect girls to do as their wife. Young men and husbands think a wife
could and will do everything for them. The constant use of "I want a wife" establishes Brady's
point and makes her argument stronger. Brady repeats issues that are being placed in her own
life "I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals,
serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying". Throughout the
repetition of these commands ,we can clearly understand that not only is that what men want
their wives to do but she is a wife herself and she is being told to plan the menus, go shopping for
food, prepare the means and serve others. Brady also incorporates a satirical tone which is shown
throughout the essay. The name of Brady's essay "I want a wife" is ironic itself. If one were to
read just the title they would think that the author wants to marry another girl and have a wife
herself. As one reads the essay they can see that this is clearly not the case. Brady, in fact, does not
want a wife but she is mocking all the men
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I Want A Wife By Judy Brady
In the essay, "I want a wife". Written by: Judy Brady. The author puts into perspective the gender
gap in regards to the Gender Division of Labor, describing a long list of expectations that were
stereotypical for women in the 1970's. In an attempt to highlight her points Brady plays with role
reversal, and takes on the perspective of the husband. Most of the essay is her listing off a myriad
of duties and expectations that a man should expect in his ideal partner.Brady uses the words " I
want a wife who will" as she lists all the main thing that go into running a household, responsibilities
of raising a child, and physical expectations between husbands and wives.The author assumes a
satirical tone that resonates through the essay, as she

Analysis Of ' I Want A Wife '
Analysis: "I want a wife."
In this short essay by Judy Brady named, " I want a wife" is an ordinary essay which Brady
examines the ideas of a mans' perspective, of how women should behave, not just any women but
as a wife. In the essay, wifes are said to not complain and treat their loved one the best way possible.
The authors argument is saying a wife is like a robot, for example he says sarcastically, "I want a wife
who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife 's duties. But I want a wife who will
listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across my course
studies. And I want a wife who will type my papers for me when I have written them."(Brady 1 )
Brady in this short quote explains from a man needs the importance of every detail how women
should behave as if they were maids. Brady is demonstrating and arguing in her essay how women
are traditionally perceived and what they 're expected to do because she is a wife.
In the essay all of the responsibilities that a wife would have to do for the family and husband are
identified. What Brady did to men in this essay was not only make them look like they 're useless,
but pigs. Although Brady is sarcastic in some of her essay , its as if she was saying how men
disgust her and don 't do anything besides undervalue women. Although Brady is sarcastic in some
of her essay , its as if she was saying how men disgust her and don 't do anything besides undervalue
women.

I Want A Wife
The 1970's was a time in history in which the Women's Rights Movement was in full force for a
change. Women across the U.S. were fighting for equal rights through protests, conventions, and
many literary arguments. One of these literary works by Judy Brady, a revolutionist, was
published in Mrs. Magazine in 1972. Brady uses her essay, "Why I Want a Wife", to argue her
opinion of women taking on nearly all the roles of the household and lists and describesв‚Ѓ the
many duties of a wife. In "Why I Want a Wife", Brady displays many persuading techniques such
as using ethos, logos, and pathos. Of these appeals, she uses each one; however, pathos is the most
prominently used.в‚‚ Throughout her essay, Brady constantly appeals to the emotion of the
audience. First, however, she develops herself as credible source, using ethos: "I belong to that
classification of people known as wives. I am a wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a
mother." (Brady 229). Following, she begins playing off the natural affections of the audience.
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Accordingly, the majority of the essay is typically biased toward pathos. Judy Brady also uses
pathos by mentioning her male friend, who has one child who is "of course, with his ex–wife"
(229). Another way Brady appeals to pathos is the repetition pattern she uses in the writing. By
repeating the phrase "I want a wife who..." (229, 230), she exaggerates the lengthy list of all the
tasks husbands expect their wives to accomplish and be responsible for. The sarcastic tone of this
article suggests that wives do so many chores for the family and keep up with all their needs, they
never have time for anything else. In the closing, Brady conveys that because of all the
responsibilities in which she listed that a wife does, "who wouldn't want a wife?"

I Want A Wife, By Judy Brady
"A man without a woman is like a fish without a bicycle" this quote perfectly describes the bias of I
Want A Wife by Judy Brady. It is a fairly sarcastic piece that's focal point is the self
–indulgence of
men but also has a major implication of feminism. Written during the late twentieth century, the
article is appropriate to the era because although women had the right to vote they were still treated
as minority. Brady demonstrates to her audience,those oblivious to stereotyping, that the
expectations and stereotypes women are subjected to are outrageous and unrealistic. Brady begins
her essay by stating her position in which she stands, that is when her sarcasm first comes in to
play. She goes on by writing what seems to be a never–ending...show more content...
The fact that she repeats this phrase makes her arguments heavier and as she keeps repeating she
relates the issues back to herself. Reiterating words like food, clean, child, duties and "I want"
demonstrates her daily struggles dealing with her errands but simultaneously shows that the way
men think of women is absurd. She establishes this point with a humorous tone and exaggeration
to amplify her argument. "I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that
someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and change of scene."
(Paragraph 4) This is hyperbole because it shows that even though the family is out for a vacation
the wife doesn't catch a break, she has to continue to function as she is accustomed. "I want a wife
who will not bother me with rambling complaints about

Why I want a wife analysis
Analysis: Why I Want A Wife by Judy Brady
1. What is the tone of the essay? Is she serious? The tone in the essay is casual, humorous,
sarcastic, and sometimes ironic. The author lists multiple jobs which a wife does and is expected
by many to do in many instances. She does the same jobs in her life for her husband and children but
now she seems to not like to do them anymore and wants a wife for her to help out. Also, she
describes the attitude of men wanting a wife in his life, so he can hinge on her everything and do
whatever he want to do in his life. She is showing how selfish and sexist ideas of men are
prevalent. She is not serious in the story. She doesn't literally want a wife. The main examples given
in the story...show more content...
By the use of irony in the essay, it sends a message to all the male readers a description of having a
faultless wife in their future life. Hyperbole: The author seems to be creating an unrealistic picture
of a typical wife that she especially exaggerates to make her point."I want a wife to go along when
our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I
need to rest and change of scene" this is an exaggeration because even during the free time, the
wife is emphasized like a slave that has to work all the time to take care of husband and family.
4. Think of the jobs you do. For which of these jobs would you like to hire someone? I would like
to hire a smart person to help me with my homework, and also can help me with household chores,
give me advice on stupid teenager things, and help me with whatever I dont fel like doing, you

Why I Want A Wife Essay
Dea Shpati
English Language and Literature
Christine Lytras
24 October 2017
Rationale
This written task relates to Why I Want a Wife, the essay we read in Part 1, Topic 1, Language
and Gender. This essay is a sarcastic essay by Judy Brady. My written task is a letter sent to Judy
Brady, a feminist, a political activist and a freelance writer. In the task, my aim is to show Judy
Brady the emancipation of women's yet what hasn't changed for them since when she wrote this
essay in 1970.
The content of the letter is the status of women in our society now days all over the world. The
message of this topic is feminism. I choose to do a letter because it allows me to write so much
information and express my ideas directly to the author. Also,...show more content...
Child marriage is a marriage before age 18. It can be formal or informal. Both girls and boys are
affected by this but unfortunately girls are the most affected. This leads to a risk of issues in
pregnancy or childbirth. Forced pregnancy is forcing a woman or a girl to be pregnant, often this
comes a part of forced marriage. Forced marriage can happen by bride kidnapping. Bride
kidnapping is a process where the girl in kidnapped by the boy and she is forced to accept to
marry the boy. These are serious problems but a lot for women has changed. Nowadays women
have almost every right. They are allowed to do everything they want. But still, they are judged and
not equal to the men. The mentality still rules because the way people perceive women is shaped by
their language and context. Most of us take equality between men and women for granted. Some
women take advantage of feminism and they want to be more than equal with men; they want to be
superior like men once were. Even though in United States feminist has moved ahead, some
countries are still struggling because the men are dominant in society and family. In Albania, this
happens mostly in countrysides and in the north of Albania but there are associations which are
working to improve women's figure in our

In I Want a Wife, Judy Brady describes her role as a wife that seem to go unrecognized. Her essay
explains a wife through the eyes of a husband. According to Judy, husbands allow their wives to
do all the work, almost as if they are the husband's slaves. Although this essay was written long
ago, around the time of the feminist movement in the 1970s, the roles Brady describes in her essay,
I have grown up watching my mom perform. I have also watched my dad do little around the house,
waiting for my mom to get frustrated and give in to doing whatever the chore may be. I Want a Wife,
therefore, is extremely relatable, it is like my dad wrote it himself and expects all these
responsibilities to be completed by my mom. On the other hand, I know that things have changed
significantly since this essay was written. No longer are all the responsibilities outside of the husband
's work, are all the wife's responsibilities in a traditional family setting. During the feminist
movement era of the 1970s, Judy Brady wrote I Want a Wife, which shows her frustration with all
the demands she has as a wife. She sarcastically, but also seriously, explains the obvious
differences and inequalities between husbands and wives. Brady writes her essay in first person
from the view of a husband, outlining all the wants and needs he expects his wife to follow. She
constantly repeats the phrase, "I want a wife who" in order to clearly get her opinion across about
the roles of wives that continuously go unnoticed. She follows this phrase with various
obligations she has as a wife in hopes to encourage wives to stop being taken advantage of. Judy
Brady initially starts her essay about how her husband wants to go back to school so he can
become "economically independent." For this to happen, he wants "his wife" to work, while he
goes to school. Brady ends her essay saying, "When I am through with school and have a job, I
want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely
take care of a wife's duties" (277). This is extremely relatable to me because of my parents. My mom
has been a stay at home mom since my sister and I were younger. My dad thought it would be best
if he worked, while she stayed

I Want A Wife
In I Want a Wife, Judy Brady describes her roles as a wife that seem to go unnoticed. Her essay
explains a wife through the eyes of husbands. According to Judy, husbands allow their wives to do
all the work, almost as if they are slaves. Although this essay was written long ago, around the time
of Feminism, I have watched my mom play all the roles of a wife according to Judy. I have also
watched my dad do little around the house, waiting for my mom to get frustrated and give in to
doing whatever the chore may be. I Want a Wife, therefore, is extremely relatable, it is like my
mom wrote it herself. She, herself, also wants a wife. During the feminist movement era, Judy Brady
wrote I Want a Wife, which shows her frustration with all the...show more content...
In this day in age husbands typically don't rely solely on their wives to do all the unwanted work.
Working as a cashier at a grocery store, I frequently see men grocery shopping with their children. In
addition to this, men aren't necessarily the sole source of money in a family anymore. Awoman is
just as likely to have a job as a man. Rather than, in the essay, I Want a Wife, which was written
during a time women were rarely with jobs because their responsibility was keeping the house tidy
and making sure the children were being taken care of and entertained. Brady says, "I want a wife
who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who
will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me" (4). This was the reality of the
time in the 1960s. Brady's essay definitely exaggerates the roles and responsibilities wives hold
but not too greatly. She almost makes being a wife sound like you're actually a slave or prisoner.
"I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties" (5). She
goes on to say that though a wife is not to complain about her duties, a wife is responsible for
hearing her husband's concerns. Brady makes wives sound like an object, rather than a human
being, as if they are easily replaceable, "If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife
than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with

I Want A Wife
For as long as I can remember, my parents have held the same roles in their marriage and their
parenting. Although we have aged and matured, no drastic changes have occurred in the way my
family functions. I have always admired my parents' relationship; my father did not marry my
mother for her abilities but for her huge heart and devotion to their relationship. Together they
created a tight knit family. The world we live in today is nowhere similar, in respect to marriage, to
the time period Judy Brady depicts in "I Want aWife". Today, men and women have different but
equal roles in the household, as well as in a relationship. Both individuals are portrayed in a
different light, and the respect for each gender is leveling out and the power is becoming more
uniform. Brady's article conveys the feeling of need for a wife in the 1970s. However, a "Wife"
during that time period was depicted as a four letter word with a misleading title. In "I Want a
Wife", wives are spoken of and treated as servants. When a man says to his wife, "I want a wife who
will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that
my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need
it."(Brady page #) and "I want a wife who takes care of the needs of my guests..."(Brady page #), that
says nothing less than having a servant for a wife. Nevertheless, today a wife is someone a man
loves, can work with and cherish.

I Want A Wife By Judy Brady Summary
Judy Brady has strong beliefs in regards to societal standards, specifically the unrealistic
pressures forced upon women. Within her essay "I Want a Wife", Brady emphasizes the
ridiculousness of the extremely high standards women are expected to follow without resistance.
In order to get the point across clearly, she creates a sarcastic tone through diction and repetition.
Brady uses strong word choice to create an ironic and sarcastic tone. The text contains a personal
story that references the narrator's newly divorced male friend who is already looking for a new
wife. The narrator responds to the situation by saying "It suddenly occurred to me that I, too,
would like to have a wife." The narrator mocks her male friend by saying that after witnessing and
analyzing his current situation, she all of a sudden realizes the advantages of having a wife,
which makes her want one as well. This produces an almost uneasy feeling within the reader. As
the mood and tone of the essay suddenly shift to sarcastic, any ideas previously discussed become
invalid and cannot be taken seriously. The text ends with the statement "My God, who wouldn't
want a wife?" By closing with this unanswered question, the reader is left to interpret the essay
however they see best fit. The reader is left to contemplate whether or not to give in to society and
continue to promote these impractical standards made for women, or stand up and work to make a
change. The author, who is a women, freely mocks the

Rhetorical Analysis Of Why I Want A Wife
1972 was a monumental year for women and their rights. On March 22, 1972, the Equal Rights
Amendment was passed by the Senate and was added to the United States Constitution; this
amendment banned discrimination based on sex. The subject of the unfairness between the roles of
men and women was approached in a sarcastic and opinionated way in several forms of media. The
controversy was addressed daily because this was the historical movement of that time period. Judy
Brady published "Why I want a Wife" in Ms. Magazine, addressing the issue of what women are
expected to live up to by using ethos, logos, and pathos. Brady establishes a connection with the
audience by using ethos initially: "I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am A
Wife. And, not altogether, incidentally, I am amother" (229). Considering the primary audience are
women, she connects with them on a level that shows them her knowledge of the subject at hand.
Brady has the experiences of being a wife and mother, making her information credible. The jobs
that women, mothers, and wives have to overtake such as "keeping track of the children's doctor and
dentist appointments" (229), "keeping the house clean" (229), and...show more content...
By using phrases such as "must arrange" (229) and "make sure" (229) Brady is inferring what the
men think is right in their consciousness. The women who are reading the article are drawn in
because they recognize what the men think is right in society and can sense the sarcastic tone. One
of the most substantial quotes in the reading sends a message to the public eye: "My God, who
wouldn't want a wife?" (230). Brady listed the jobs that women are required throughout the whole
reading and then ended the entire article with the strong use of pathos. Brady grabbed the audience
by making them indignant and emotionally involved in the

Analysis Of The Essay ' Why I Want A Wife '
Analysis of the Essay Why I Want a Wife?
The main idea of the essay Why I Want a Wife by Judy Brady is that men 's perceptions of women
still adhere to traditional principles of male dominance and female submissiveness. The main
purpose of this essay is to explain how men and society perceive the "idyllic woman" or better yet
said, submissive wife, care giver and stress reliever. Judy Bradly effectively uses satire, repetition
and the point of view to portray chauvinism and how women are exploited by men.
The use of satire is pervasive in the whole essay and helps the writer to convey her message of the
patriarchal suppression of women. As readers view the title, they expect a man to be the author,
because conventionally a man would want to have a wife. As the reader notices the author is a
woman, they come to confusion because of the irony. Why is a woman saying she wants a wife?
A man is to a woman! The reader at this point would be confused because of these questions that
pop up in their minds. The use of irony is effective because it catches the readers attention and later
on serves it 's purpose to highlight the writer 's intention. Dominantly, her intention is to bring to
light that it would have been normal for a man to write this essay. Society would accept a man to
say these things, or to put it in other words, this is what society already expects of a woman. "I am a
wife. And not together incidentally I am a mother. The satire brought out by this statement is

In her essay "I Want a Wife," Judy Brady talks about how she, a married woman, wants a wife
with whom to share household responsibilities. She focuses on all the concepts that she struggles
with as a woman, herself. She is expected to be taking care of her husband because of societal
expectation, but the reality is that she wants someone to take care of her. The more in depth she
goes, the more she emphasizes the stereotyped aspects of being a wife. From a feminist perspective,
Brady argued that women want freedom to care for themselves and someone who would take care of
them. Brady is tired of dealing with the treatment men gave women in the twenty–first century and
before the 1970s. In the 1970s, women took a stand in the public eye to...show more content...
These statistics helped women jobs percentages raise from fifty– seven percent to sixty three percent.
Slowly but surely, African–American and white women who were interested in doctoral degrees rose
up from fifty four to fifty five percent around the same time. White women made up twenty five to
forty four percent of students, while African–American women made up fifty four to fifty five
percent. These statistics show how women stepped foot out of their houses and showed what it takes
to get equal treatment amongst their gender. Stereotyping is one factor, but equal treatment in the
house is also required. Households demanded for a change when the women rights movement came
along. Households became more organized than they had before. Compared to 1970 to now,
government helped legalize birth control for mothers across the globe. This helped women be able
to balance out their lives. Through legalized birth control for non–married women and other family
facilities, one can say that feminism has become the core of the nationwide family planning system.
In the twenty–first century, women have become the center of the world. Females have been taking
in traditionally male–based jobs such as being television reporters and military soldiers. The military
has been based on men for so many years, but women who have been in the military have fought
hard to fight for their country alongside men. Many of the women who have succeeded

Summary Of ' I Want A Wife '
Tonya Sriperm
Professor Lockaby
ENGL 1101
26 June 2017
Wife's Roles in Marriage
A wife is not a servant in marriage. In the article "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady, the author presents
a situation in which women are treated unfairly in marriages. Women do not belong under the power
of men. Brady's central argument is that a woman's role in marriage is difficult and unequal to men.
She would like to persuade women to act and stand up for themselves, not to fall under the
stereotype; men are easy–going and born slobs, while women are neat people and have higher
standards. Brady uses effectively the rhetorical appeals of ethos, her personal article makes the
readers believe in her credibility; pathos, her emotion is ironic and sarcastic; and...show more
content...
She uses irony to explain common beliefs about the basic male viewpoint on gender roles, writing, "I
want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school I want a wife to
take care of my children" (pg.539). However, Brady is not serious in the article because she does
not want a wife literally. She just is ironic to her husband or men who do not understand what
women want. For instance, in the article, she writes, "while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly
occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife" (pg.539). Brady's irony gets emphasized by
her use of sarcasm. She feels frustrated and does not want to take care of her children and husband
anymore, and she is left free. Also, she explains that her male friend is divorced, and he wants a
new wife. This explanation shows how prevalent selfish and sexist thoughts of men. Brady uses a
sarcastic tone through her article to humorously amplify the wishes and desires of a man's dream
of his wife. For instance, she wants a wife who does everything, such as take care of her children,
housework, cook, do laundry, do paid jobs, and be sexually compliant. These things do not really
mean that she wants a wife like slavery, but she wants someone who will help.
Brady continues appeals to pathos in the end of the article. She says, "My god, who wouldn't want a
wife?" (pg.541). After she

In Judy Brady's article "I Want A Wife", she uses repetition greatly in her essay to make her point,
why wouldn't anyone want a wife. Judy Brady was born in 1937 in San Francisco and got a B.A at
the University of Iowa in 1962. Brady's article first appeared in the feminist magazine Ms., which
was in Arlington County, Virginia in 1972. The author's main idea was to show the amount of work
that a wife is expected to do. She does this by strategically listing out what she looks for in a wife.
She constantly says, "I want a wife", to signify that she wants someone to do these things for her as
she has done for her husband. In today's society, the wife is seen as the caretaker and doer of all
businesses, while still catering to a...show more content...
Another disagreement I have with Brady is that she makes it seem as if the duties she is listing
out wife duties, she does not support her statements at all which make it seem as if only she
encountered these events such as when she says, "I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel
the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course studies...I want a wife
who will type my papers for me when I have written them.". This makes it seem as if most, even
all husbands will go back to school and have their wives do their class work for them when it may
have just for Brady. The truth of the matter is, she is ironically protesting the endless work and
every imaginable deed for her husband and kids. I believe the wife does indeed have many duties
that the husband does not worry about. The way she uses repetition of the phrase, "I want a wife."
(Brady 108–110) is clever because it gives the reader a sense of a prolonging event similar to the
endless amount of work a wife must do. Brady also includes many examples of what a wife does
for her husband and by this listing and repetition, she does a good job at making the reader feel
the feeling of drag when reading to make the duties seem endless. Wives are left with the other
services that must be done while the husband is out working. If both of them, the husband and wife,
work then an agreement must be created in order for them to work equally and not leave all of the

What Is The Tone Of I Want A Wife
"I want a Wife" is an essay written by Judy Brady in the 1970s for a magazine. The aim for the
essay written was to show how oppressed women were during that time period and how badly they
were treated by men. The essay was written during the early development of feminism. The article
written aimed to raise the attention of readers during the time, introducing them to feminism. In
writing the article for a Women's magazine, Brady seemed to be sharing a similar frustration with
other women who were in the same position as herself.
Brady's tone throughout the essay seems to be slightly sarcastic yet very forceful. In opening "I
belong to the classification of people known as wives." She is sarcastic at first but then goes on to
be rather forceful

I Want A Wife
"Honey, I'm home!" the husband announces to the home. Here come the kids running to greet
dad at the door and his wife following close behind. As to be expected all the laundry has been
washed, ironed, and put away neatly. The house is spotless like it was never touched by sticky
fingers and dinner is already on the table. This was the stereotype of the 1970's housewife. Judy
Brady's "I Want AWife" judges the stereotypical gender roles of the 1970's that wives are meant to
take care of the needs of their husbands. In the early 70's men were expected to be the sole
benefactor of the family and weren't expected to be anything else. Judy Brady mocks the role of
the husband by taking on his role and listing why she would want a wife. She starts off with
saying how she would go back to school to become financially independent and "if need be,
support those dependent on me," playing on the idea of the man being the financial caretaker.
Brady's purpose of taking on the role of the husband she's able to point out the excuses and reasons
they make up for why the wife must take care of the household responsibilities. Making excuses
because...show more content...
The entirety of her essay I Want A Wife lists the chores and responsibilities men leave for their
wives to take care of. Brady uses repetition as she's listing out each of her wants, repeating the
words "I want a wife who must" exposing the selfishness of the role of a husband. She's critiquing
men who created these expectations and women who are allowing this to happen. How men expect
women to submit to "strict adherence to monogamy", "assume complete responsibility for birth
control", "not demand sexual attention", and "fully and completely take care of a wife's duties". As
women read this list she's created it begins to weigh down on the reader that they're being treated
like slaves to their

Irony In Judy Syf's Why I Want A Wife
Wives are pretty spectacular aren't they? Many women from the 70's probably thought so, but the
men? Did they appreciate what their spouses were doing for them? Some felt they didn't. One of
those women was Judy Syfers, and she decided that the only way to tell her husband, and all
husbands, how underappreciated wives were was to write about it in her piece "Why I Want aWife."
Syfers' crafty use of irony and repetition creates her favorable, yet satirical, standpoint on why
wives are so outstanding. Syfers writing is filled with irony, and it plays a crucial role in getting
her purpose across to her audience. In the beginning, Syfers talks about a man friend of hers that
had recently gotten a divorce. She says that his kid was obviously with the ex–wife, and how he was
clearly looking for a new wife. The use of words like "of course" and "obviously" create the ironic
tone that tells the reader how absurd it is that he, first of all, can't possibly take care of his child, and
second, cannot live without a woman to fulfill his needs. Through the irony, Syfers shows that wives
have so...show more content...
The use of "I want a wife..." at the beginning of over half the sentences in the piece proves to the
reader how much pressure is on a wife. All a man thinks about when choosing a wife is what she
can do for him, with little regards as to what she needs. Syfers shows how selfless a wife has to be
to take care of everything, and keep the whole world happy with no one keeping her happy. She
also uses "the children" repeatedly when she's talking about taking care of the kids' physical
health, like when she says, "...when the children are sick," and "...when the children need special
care," because of course the man can't take care of those things. They're only his kids when it's
something good. Syfers shows how men aren't even responsible for their own kids, let alone
anything else. They're only there to be waited on and left in

I Want A Wife
Ever since I was born my family hasn't made any dramatic changes. Yes, we've aged matured but
our roles are all the same. My father and mother participate the same amount of work but both are
unalike in their respective, everyday procedures. Ryan, my father, is better at the outdoor chores,
preparing dinner and paying the bills, but Stefani is more talented when it comes to cleaning the
inside of our home and keeping everything organized. However, both come together to parent and
create a well knit family. These days are nowhere similar to the times Judy Brady depicts in "I
Want a Wife". Today men and women have different, but equal, roles in the household, as well as
a relationship. Both individuals are portrayed in a different light, and the respect for each gender
is leveling out and the power is becoming equal. I wish to begin by talking about Judy Brady, an
author trying to convey to her audience that all men in the seventies wanted a wife. Not just a
wife, but a "Wife"; a person with a title behind the four letter word. A title so misleading and
mistaken it may change relationships. In "I Want a Wife" a wife is almost given a label of that of a
slave or servant. However, nowadays a wife is someone a man can love and work with and cherish.
My father did not marry my mother for her abilities but for her huge heart and devotion to their
relationship. Their love continues to grow as they both give back and work with one another. If my
father is hanging clothes

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