In America during the 1970’s it was not uncommon, actually expected, for a wife to do all the work around the house which includes the cleaning of the house, cooking dinner for the family, and taking care of the children and husband everyday. A wife, Judy Brady, knew all too well what life was like in the days when a wife was looked at as a resource instead of a loving and caring individual. In her essay “Why I want a Wife”, Mrs. Brady is able to connect to the audience using pathos by appealing to the reader's emotions during this time period.
Throughout the essay Mrs. Brady is able to connect to many people in a powerful and relatable sense of emotion. Brady uses compelling pathos to connect her emotions with the reader's emotions creating a special bond between her and the reader. She is able to use how she feels to connect with how the reader feels. Mrs. Brady explains how she would like to go back to school:” I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent on me” (129). She is able to build a bridge to all of the audience members who had to stop their chase for higher education and self-dependency, because they were married or possibly had children. Saying how she feels about wanting to go to school allows people to empathize with her. With the school, she is able to make people perceive the emotion of regret about their previous decisions in life. Brady also writes about if she could find a more …show more content…
One of these powerful and useful way was the connection through their emotions. With pathos the author, Mrs. Brady, connects with the emotional side of her audience. She is able to connect to many women, wives, and even divorced wives. She might have even been able to appeal to the senses of some men. Throughout the essay Judy Brady is able to connect to her audience through the use of
Throughout the essay Mrs. Brady is able to connect to many people in a powerful and relatable sense of emotion. Brady uses compelling pathos to connect her emotions with the reader's emotions creating a special bond between her and the reader. She is able to use how she feels to connect with how the reader feels. Mrs. Brady explains how she would like to go back to school:” I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent on me” (129). She is able to build a bridge to all of the audience members who had to stop their chase for higher education and self-dependency, because they were married or possibly had children. Saying how she feels about wanting to go to school allows people to empathize with her. With the school, she is able to make people perceive the emotion of regret about their previous decisions in life. Brady also writes about if she could find a more …show more content…
One of these powerful and useful way was the connection through their emotions. With pathos the author, Mrs. Brady, connects with the emotional side of her audience. She is able to connect to many women, wives, and even divorced wives. She might have even been able to appeal to the senses of some men. Throughout the essay Judy Brady is able to connect to her audience through the use of