Wolf And The Housewife

1. An example of a person who meets Wolf's second and third criteria, but not the first is a certain kind of housewife. If a housewife's heart isn't in what she's doing, but she is still successful and in it for the long run, then according to Wolf, she still hasn't led a meaningful life. Wolf describes this as "going through the motions." In order to have a meaningful life, Wolf would say she should embrace her role and perhaps she will become happier. Perhaps Wolf would tell her to start a new project aside from her housewife status in order to engage herself more. In order to have a meaningful life, the housewife would have to find meaning in her own role and embrace it, as well as finding a project that captures her interest. Personally, I think this person should devote some extra time to finding herself and what is …show more content…
The worst scenario would be if this housewife that feels unfulfilled continues living like this. No one wants to wake up and realize that they feel their life has no meaning, and not do anything about it. Sartre would adopt similar view to Wolf and say that this housewife needs to find something that interests her – the issue is that depending on her situation, she may be very bound to her role as a housewife and unable to explore opportunities that life has to offer. In the end, I believe this housewife should find parts of her role that she enjoys, and embrace those parts even more. In addition, she could find activities outside of her housewife life to take part, thus giving her a break from "going through the motions," and helping her find other interests to make her life a more enjoyable experience, thus more meaningful.
2. As a whole, I believe person X is meeting some of Wolf's criteria for a meaningful life, but not all of them. I think Wolf would agree that person X