What is a Wife? Gordon B Hinckley once said “Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.” In Judy Brady’s “Why I Want A Wife” Brady complains about her current marriage and stereotypes that all men take advantage of their wives. In her essay, Brady makes many outlandish claims, uses many logical fallacies and is flawed in her reasoning for her arguments.
In Barry’s essay she is very stereotypical of men and women’s roles as husbands and wives. She writes about the many things wives are “obligated” to do, saying, “I want a wife who will work and send me …show more content…
Her purpose in her essay is to open the eyes of the general public to the many things wives do that husbands may not fully appreciate. Brady writes in rhetoric to accomplish a sarcastic tone in order to try illustrating what husbands may expect their wives to do for them. Brady says, “He is looking for another wife… it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife.” (2) Brady is not saying that she literally wants to have a wife, but is sarcastically giving a skewed viewpoint that men want a wife for the reasons she then lists in her essay. She is trying to accomplish a sarcastic tone, but she instead develops a tone of whining that makes the reader less likely to be sympathetic to her situation. If Brady used a more sensible and understanding tone in her essay, it would make her writing seem much less like an attack on all husbands and more like a call for more equality in the family. Her negative, complaining tone distances her reader from her purpose and is more likely to leave the reader offended than congenial and …show more content…
When describing the many tasks Brady does as a wife, she makes them all sound like hard, back-breaking jobs that leave one with no satisfaction or a feeling of fulfillment. She says that “I want a wife that is a good nurturant attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc.” (3) This is untrue and many people, both husbands and wives, willingly put their careers on hold in order to be able to be with their children and help support their spouse. Stephanie Bagnell, the program coordinator for the Center for Women and Gender at Utah State University, said, “I love motherhood. My kids are my world and I love watching them discover and grow. It is rewarding to see them playing and joking together. I enjoy teasing them and teaching them. Every night when I look upon their soft faces as they sleep it melts my heart. I wouldn’t trade motherhood for anything in the world… I enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom.” (9-10) Brady does not realize that many people enjoy being the primary caregiver for their kids and are very glad to be able to help further the career of his or her spouse. Because she is unappreciated and in an unfulfilling relationship in which she feels she is taken advantage of by her husband, she assumes that all marriages and relationships are the same way.
In Barry’s essay she is very stereotypical of men and women’s roles as husbands and wives. She writes about the many things wives are “obligated” to do, saying, “I want a wife who will work and send me …show more content…
Her purpose in her essay is to open the eyes of the general public to the many things wives do that husbands may not fully appreciate. Brady writes in rhetoric to accomplish a sarcastic tone in order to try illustrating what husbands may expect their wives to do for them. Brady says, “He is looking for another wife… it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife.” (2) Brady is not saying that she literally wants to have a wife, but is sarcastically giving a skewed viewpoint that men want a wife for the reasons she then lists in her essay. She is trying to accomplish a sarcastic tone, but she instead develops a tone of whining that makes the reader less likely to be sympathetic to her situation. If Brady used a more sensible and understanding tone in her essay, it would make her writing seem much less like an attack on all husbands and more like a call for more equality in the family. Her negative, complaining tone distances her reader from her purpose and is more likely to leave the reader offended than congenial and …show more content…
When describing the many tasks Brady does as a wife, she makes them all sound like hard, back-breaking jobs that leave one with no satisfaction or a feeling of fulfillment. She says that “I want a wife that is a good nurturant attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc.” (3) This is untrue and many people, both husbands and wives, willingly put their careers on hold in order to be able to be with their children and help support their spouse. Stephanie Bagnell, the program coordinator for the Center for Women and Gender at Utah State University, said, “I love motherhood. My kids are my world and I love watching them discover and grow. It is rewarding to see them playing and joking together. I enjoy teasing them and teaching them. Every night when I look upon their soft faces as they sleep it melts my heart. I wouldn’t trade motherhood for anything in the world… I enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom.” (9-10) Brady does not realize that many people enjoy being the primary caregiver for their kids and are very glad to be able to help further the career of his or her spouse. Because she is unappreciated and in an unfulfilling relationship in which she feels she is taken advantage of by her husband, she assumes that all marriages and relationships are the same way.