The point of the essay “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady is that a marriage is supposed to be a partnership and is not an ownership. The essay is important because wives and husbands need to know that it takes teamwork to make a marriage be successful. The intended audience of the essay is for both husband and wife. Brady uses ethos, logos, and pathos to make her argument valid throughout the essay.
Brady lists many tasks and chores that happen in a day to day basis in a marriage. She makes it clear that husbands demand too much out of their wives. The roles of wife and husband are clearly unfair. The husband expects the wife to cater to his every need and to push her needs to the side. Brady is fed up with her role of being a wife and would like …show more content…
She is a wife. Being a wife is not the only thing that makes her credible. She seems to have a lot of knowledge considering she wrote “I Want a Wife” for a specific magazine genre-feminists. This allows the audience to know that she clearly knows her subject. She seems like she has had a lot of experience in the expected wife role herself. She lists many of the “jobs” that are demanded from husbands and expected of a wife. Brady sounds as if she might be a little fed up. If those do not make her credible then the fact that she was a part of the feminist movement definitely does make her …show more content…
Brady argues that women are expected to do too much and she also argues that the roles of husband and wife are clearly unfair. Brady writes as if she were the husband that wants to go to school and be supported financially by the wife. She wants a wife to fulfill her needs such as house work, the children, the bills, doctor appointments, and even social events. These arguments point out that these ridiculous expectations should be avoided all together.
Lastly, Brady uses pathos by wanting her readers to take action. She wants the audience to get mad and angry. She lists the stresses of everyday life and the numerous exaggerated expectations of a husband from their wife. After listing the many “jobs” that are expected from a wife, she ends with “My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?” This opens a lot of emotion while the irony in it clearly indicates that wives are under too much stress. She demonstrates how wives are treated by their husbands. Brady wants to discourage husbands from this behavior while encouraging the wives to step up and take some
Brady lists many tasks and chores that happen in a day to day basis in a marriage. She makes it clear that husbands demand too much out of their wives. The roles of wife and husband are clearly unfair. The husband expects the wife to cater to his every need and to push her needs to the side. Brady is fed up with her role of being a wife and would like …show more content…
She is a wife. Being a wife is not the only thing that makes her credible. She seems to have a lot of knowledge considering she wrote “I Want a Wife” for a specific magazine genre-feminists. This allows the audience to know that she clearly knows her subject. She seems like she has had a lot of experience in the expected wife role herself. She lists many of the “jobs” that are demanded from husbands and expected of a wife. Brady sounds as if she might be a little fed up. If those do not make her credible then the fact that she was a part of the feminist movement definitely does make her …show more content…
Brady argues that women are expected to do too much and she also argues that the roles of husband and wife are clearly unfair. Brady writes as if she were the husband that wants to go to school and be supported financially by the wife. She wants a wife to fulfill her needs such as house work, the children, the bills, doctor appointments, and even social events. These arguments point out that these ridiculous expectations should be avoided all together.
Lastly, Brady uses pathos by wanting her readers to take action. She wants the audience to get mad and angry. She lists the stresses of everyday life and the numerous exaggerated expectations of a husband from their wife. After listing the many “jobs” that are expected from a wife, she ends with “My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?” This opens a lot of emotion while the irony in it clearly indicates that wives are under too much stress. She demonstrates how wives are treated by their husbands. Brady wants to discourage husbands from this behavior while encouraging the wives to step up and take some