The Parent Trap Analysis

Judy Warner, in her essay published in The New York Times, “The Parent Trap,” argues that the feminist revolution is not going to progress any further and will revert back even more unless everyone plays a larger role in the progression and significant changes are made by a decided leader. Throughout the essay, Warner uses repetition of different things. This repetition includes the repetition of `The Feminine Mystique`, the repetition of the different times, the repetition of chores Warner is expected to do, and the repetition of a lower-status member. Despite the progress in equality for women in the workplace, Warner laments the apathy of today’s modern women. Warner use of repetition suggests that she is trying to lead the reader into believing and feeling personally what she is saying. Warner repeatedly talks about the book `The Feminine Mystique`, written in 1963 by Betty Friedan. In the book, Friedan explores “the problem that has no name. The problem being that woman in the 1960s felt …show more content…
“But home life? Think about it. Who routinely unloads the dishwasher, puts away the laundry and picks up the socks in your house? Who earns the largest share of the money? Who calls the shots?” (Warner, 2006, p.1). Warner uses the repetition of the chores to force the reader to think about all the wife does in the household. The role of the wife is also addressed by Judy Brady in her essay “I Want a Wife”. “I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me” (Brady, 1993, p.1). Both of these authors are talking about the role of the wife also being the role of the maid for the rest of the household. Warner uses this repetition to show that time has not changed if the roles have not progressed. The last repetition Warner uses is the repetition of a lower-status