Analysis Of Amelia Warren Tyagi's Essay 'Why Women Have To Work'

The growing divide between income and expenses forces women out of the house and into the workforce. Amelia Warren Tyagi’s essay “Why Women Have to Work” brings attention to the growing problem of middle class mothers having no choice but to get a job in order to pay the bills. The author uses hard facts and striking language to inform about the serious issue. To begin her essay Amelia Warren Tyagi begins with a question that mirrors the title. To follow, she answers her question with a blunt three-word sentence. This direct approach shows how serious she is about her topic and sets up her entire essay. The author uses a very informal tone throughout in order to reach a wide audience. The second paragraph starts with a sarcastic remark voicing the opposing …show more content…
Exclaiming that “anyone” who knows that house prices have increased she introduces an example intended to prove her reasoning. By declaring that rising house prices has become a “family problem” catching mothers in the “cross hairs” she implies that her argument applies to everyone and everyone should pay attention to women’s sacrifices. Extending her thought she further claims that the reason couples with children pay more for houses is because they want to live in a “good school district”. The author provides several statistics including that the amount of a family budget has increased as much as sixty nine percent, and following that with the fact that the average income of the father has increased less than one percent to back up her ideas. By using hard facts she both shocked her intended audience and proved her credibility. She softens her cold statistics with another rhetorical asking how a family can possibly make up the difference in income and costs. Then bluntly answering herself that “of course” the mother’s paycheck makes up the