I Want a Wife by Judy Brady Essay

“ Why I Want a Wife”, written by Judy Syfers Brady, leaves the audience thinking about a wife’s role in society and raises awareness on the traditional household dynamics. The author challenges husbands and children to reevaluate norms regarding women and discern the burden that is constantly placed on them, while igniting a desire for change in wives who relate to the piece. Reframing terms acts as one of the most effective persuasive strategies Brady utilizes. Her ability to transform the…

Namely, in the essay Brady pokes fun at the behaviour of how a wife should express her personality through meeting the standards of being obedient and understanding. For instance, Brady mocks the perfect picture that a wife will be able to sexually satisfy her husband, all while she remains “sexually faithful” (Brady 1992) to her male counterpart. Though on the other hand she portrays the picture that the wife should be understanding if the husband decides that he “may entail more than strict…

Argument Comparison The essay “Why I [Still] Want a Wife” by Judy Brady is a hyperbolic piece on how a wife should act. Brady uses rhetoric by stating multiple, unrealistic ways a wife should act. I do not think Brady did well in doing this, since using exaggerations on how a wife should be loses, most audience members since they can not relate to the situations that Brady portrayed in the essay. I disagree with how Brady goes about this, since her use of sarcasm, hyperbole, and making the…

“My god who wouldn’t want a wife” is the way Judy Brady ends her essay called “I Want A Wife” published in 1971 on Ms. Magazine, through a time well known as “The second feminist wave.” During the 1960’s and early 1970’s feminists were trying to strengthen their movements and therefore focused on “ every area of women’s experience—including family, sexuality, and work” (Burkett). Brady was born in San Francisco in 1937 and was inspired to write about situations she saw happening or experienced…

.In 1971, women’s activist Judy Brady wrote the legendary feminist piece “I Want a Wife.” The essay looks at women through the eyes of married men and their seemingly endless expectations of their wives. When the essay was written, it was “first delivered aloud in San Francisco on Aug 26, 1970. Judy (Syfers) Brady read the piece at a rally celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the U.S., obtained in 1920,” (Napikoski, Linda). Many men of the time dismissed the essay, but…

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).…

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…

Throughout Current Issues and Enduring Questions there are many interesting readings. Two that stood out were “Does Fatherhood Make You Happy?” by Daniel Gilbert and “I Want A Wife” by Judy Brady. Gilbert and Judy discuss in their essays two different ideas of happiness that overlap in some aspects. Daniel Gilbert’s essay “Does Fatherhood Make You Happy?” starts off with a short history lesson of how Father’s day came about and the idea that children are the cause of all fathers’ happiness.…

Smith- Yackel, Judy Brady, and Rosaleen Love have shown in their writings how demeaning women are in the eyes of men and the rights of women are just as equal as men’s rights; they are more than just housewives. “My Mother Never Worked” by Bonnie showed how Bonnie’s mom worked her whole life with her eight children, and according to the government, she did not work a wage paying job;therefore, her family could not receive a death benefit check after her death. “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady was a…

Well, they are different historical people of history. The first one published by Sojourner truth “Ain't I a Women” and the second one is by Judy Brady “I Want a Wife”. These are two great piece to read and to write about. How they are different. Well let's begin. Well, Sojourner Truth was really fighting for black right and cultural beliefs. What about natural inferiority of women, and biblical justifications for the second class black women. Every white woman gets help “getting into…