I Want A Wife Analysis

Do you want a wife? Well actually who wouldn't want a wife, a wife who will do almost anything you can imagine. But thats just men’s point of view. In 1971, Judy Brady wrote a classic short essay known as “Why I Want a Wife” sarcastically discussing the point of view of men and how they believe a wife should be like. This essay was considered one of the most remembered pieces of writings, as “Judy was inspired to write her piece at a feminist consciousness-raising session”(womenhistory.com). During the 1970s a wave flowed, which was known as the feminist movement, demanding change and women rights. “ Some may say that they wanted female domination, but the views of these women were that they wanted equality in the home, workplace, and …show more content…
One of her arguments was that women are expected to do everything men require them to do, however she does not deliver that message directly, instead she began by listing all the roles men require women to do. The use of pathos and logos made her arguments more effective, as she was able to attract the readers by showing all the tasks and roles women are required to do. Brady was able to use figurative language especially irony and anaphora to clearly state her argument. Anaphora was one of the figurative speeches that was commonly used, as Brady uses a repetition of words “I want a wife”, to point out the selfishness of men and how they picture a wife. Using repetition of words, makes Brady's ideas stronger. Irony is another figurative speech used in essay. Irony is used to add humor and develop a judgment of what men’s perspective are on gender roles. By reading the essay, the reader would most probably think the author is a male, due to the title “Why I Want a Wife”, and the repetition of “I want a wife”, however the author is a female. Brady Judy tries to express her personal feeling of anger towards men by informing the audience of the roles of women as wives and demanding a change in