“Why I Want a Wife,” by Judy Brady, she writes about the reasons she wants a wife. Brady begins the story by giving a brief background about herself. She states that she is a wife and a mother. While writing, authors use many tools to help the reader better understand what is going on in the story. Judy uses many tools while writing, but one in particular is the use of repetition in order for the readers to better understand the message of the story. The continuous repetition of the words “I want…
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Why I Want a Wife Rhetorical Analysis ¨I belong to that classification of people known as wives, I am a wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.” The article “I want a wife”, which Judy Brady wrote talks about the being a picture perfect wife. This article was published in Ms. Magazine in 1972. At this time in history the feminist movement going on. This article was another voice for the women to show society more reasons for why women should have more rights. Judy Brady shows this…
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In the essay, “Why I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady was published 1972 in a woman’s magazine. The author, Judy Brady, uses many rhetorical devices that made her message clear, but there were three that stood out the most throughout the whole essay. Brady’s intended purpose was to show society how they put absurd and unrealistic expectations on women. With the use of satire, repetition, and a sarcastic tone the audience as able to feel the pressure and nonsense of those expectations. The entire essay…
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Why should people read and act upon the words of Judy Brady? With Judy Brady arguments, she is saying, Every single Women stop doing like this you don’t have to act this way (Brady 12). Judy Brady wants women to stop immediately acting as slaves. Society’s view of a spouse and wife and the part they play. Her statement is that an extreme amount of obligation is anticipated from wives, and they must to be recognized for every one of the undertakings they have to finish. Mrs. Brady’s hidden postulation…
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When I was done reading Marge Piercy’s“Barbie Doll” and Judy Brady’s “Why I Want a Wife,”. I am my understanding was how both authors carry similar messages [themes] but in a different format. The message is about how women are justified and that they more likely have to live their lives similar to males. It also explains where their role is to satisfy men. Marge PiercySharon Olds starts off the poem by describing the “Barbie Doll.” By using weird language not commonly heard in poems like this…
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Looks can be deceiving, a person should not be judged based on how others presume them. Authors, Brent Staples, Amy Tan, Judith Ortiz, and Judy Brady, attempt to show the harmful consequences of assumptions based on race, appearance, education, and stereotypes based on gender. Each essay gives readers the different perspectives, based on the authors’ experience with assumptions. Brent Staples’ “Just Walk on By”, informs women, that men should not be judged based on appearance, stereotypes, gender…
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not want a so-called “wife” that would do everything for you? Would not everyone want someone to do the dishes for them, make meals for them, do their laundry, and take care of their kids? However, would that be considered too much work for the wife? Judy Brady elaborates on this thought throughout her essay “Why I Want a Wife”- she uses three main rhetorical devices to help develop her essay. Brady wonders why husbands are always looking for a wife, then she starts to think what kind of wife she…
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3rd, 2012 “I Want A Wife” by Judy Brady Meaning 1) According to Brady, wife is who takes care of every households, children, and husband. Also person who only works for her children and husband but not herself. 2) In Brady’s word a wife’s responsibilities are take care of the children, for example, to prepare them for school, make sure they are eaten, and clean. Also of course another responsibility is to take care of her husband. There are some expected behaviors from a wife. For example…
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� PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� Running Header: DESCRIPTIVE VS. � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �3� DESCRIPTIVE VS. DESCRIPTIVE VS. NARRATIVE: WHICH ONE IS BETTER? DIANA YOUNG ENG121: ENGLISH COMPOSITION I PROFESSOR GARTEN MAY 25, 2014 � DESCRIPTIVE VS. NARRATIVE : WHICH ONE IS BETTER? Descriptive and narrative writing are both two different styles of personal writing that are used to enhance a writer's portfolio. When looking at descriptive writing, a person is using words that describe a person, place…
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screams as he gives his wife yet another task. For some reason, women are portrayed as vulnerable, weak individuals who have no better purpose than to serve their husbands. Two short stories, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady give very separate, yet comparative evidence in the matter. Both Kincaid and Brady analyze the female gender and what roles they are expected to fill. Brady’s “I Want a Wife” focuses on the general idea of a wife. In her eyes, the wife does everything in…
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