In the reading’s of “Why I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady, (Essay #6) the author gives details on the reasons she would love to have a wife by her side. She gives explicit encounters on the labor detail job of a woman, from cooking, to cleaning, to ironing, to sexual interactions. Now, I do believe that as a wife, there are specifics that are wanted in a marriage, but nothing stated as a demand.
I would like to begin this argument with the most current up to date definition of the word marriage, according to Webster’s Dictionary. The word marriage is defined as two people who have pledged themselves to each other in the way of a husband and wife. Now that we have met the real definition of the word marriage, we will move on to the next topic; job description. As we can see from the definition, there are two people who pledge to each other. We would assume that when there is a pledge including one or more people, the job descriptions are handed out in the most equal way. Nowhere in the definition does it state that of the role of a wife.
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Now a days, Society think about women that they , have youngsters, and deal with the family unit. However with such a significant number of assignments a spouse is required to finish, what makes her any unique in relation to a worker or a cleaning specialist? By the spouse being relied upon to watch over the tyke after a separation, clean the house, deal with the kids, and serve the necessities of the husband, Brady communicates that she would need a wife as well. In Brady's article "I Want a Wife", Brady utilizes incongruity and reiteration to mirror society's view on ladies and spouses.
These days, marriage contracts fortunately treat both men and women the same, and look at it as more of a partnership rather than a legal contract with economical advantages. (Bernstein, 2011) Today, women have more goals than getting married and having children, most want to go to college and having a successful career. It is normal for a woman to be completely successful all on her own without a husband. These days, a woman can be the bread winner of her family while her husband is a stay at home father. There are also several single working mothers and single working
Many sexist ideas have long been accepted and have become the societal norm. In “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady the author talks about how she wants a wife to do the typically expected things of a wife for her. Brady simply lists all the things a wife in today’s age is expected to do such as “pick up after the children, and a wife who will pick up after me” (504). It is the wife duty to give herself to her kids and husband regardless of how she is ever feeling. Throughout the literary piece the author shows how the needs of the wife are no longer considered when she becomes a wife. The entire essay is stated so matter-of-factly that it really shows how accepted these absurd ideologies really
Wives do all of the housework while the men are enjoying life. The wives have a lot of tasks to complete in one day and continue with the same routine everyday. Wives don’t get to take a break because they are too busy with chores. The men get to go out and have fun because they don’t have any chores to do. The men don’t help their wives get the chores done because they think that it 's a wife 's duty. The article “Why I Want a Wife”, by Judy Brady is explaining why she would want a wife by ethos, logos, and pathos to get the reader to understand how she feels about the situation.
This is sickening because females are humans just like men. This part of her essay begins to weaken because Brady diminishes the pride from the “wife” and treats it in an inhuman matter. To replace a human such as having a divorce requires paperwork and the partner doesn 't deserve a kick to the curb because they have imperfections or seem to not have all the qualities a wife should have. It 's the imperfection in our personalities that makes the human population unique and to treat it as something to be taken for granted is not right. It 's the norms of society that grows us up to think this narrow minded way in believing that women particularly wives are mandated to always cook, clean and go to work, it 's everyone 's responsibility to keep a home clean, men and women. To be pressure to grow up and follow the rules society has been brought up retrains the freedom of individuals to be
First off lets talk about the definition of marriage. Marriage can be defined many ways but they way we are “suppose” to follow doesn’t quiet fit what it is intended to do. What we are expected to believe about marriage is how it is between only a man and a woman. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary marriage is an intimate or close union between same sex or opposite sex couples (“marriage”). This means it’s a union
it provided to men, one must honestly ask themselves "who wouldn't want a wife?" (Brady-Syfer 803).
An excerpt, from a 1950 home economics textbook, was founded on "How to Be a Good Wife." It gave nine suggestions to women on how she could please her husband. Before her husband came home from work, she was expected to have dinner ready and on the table. She was also anticipated to prepare herself by putting make up on, doing her hair, anything that could make her look refreshed upon his arrival ("The Good Wife"1). Not only was she to pamper herself, but she was supposed to coddle her children, whether it be giving him/her a bath or changing his/her clothes. Since she was a housewife, she was to insure the house was spotless. The noise level was to be minimized. This did not only mean for the children to be quiet, but rather all noise from the washer, dryer, dishwasher, and vacuum were to be eliminated ("The Good Wife"1).
Brady sends the message home by getting more and more specific on what wives have to do to please their husband. Brady points out all the objectification women have to deal with when they want to marry. They essentially are turned into slaves of their husbands. Their only purpose is to provide for the children and take care of the house while the husband goes out and learns at school. Even though the article was written in 1971, it still stands true and shows how love can sometimes be ignored and have marriage only have the purpose of pleasing the husband. Charlotte wanted to have a life that would not be summarized as “a wife to go along when [the] family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for [the husband] and [his] children when [he] need[s] a rest and change of scene” (Brady 540). Brady is talking about how the wife has the job of being the ‘wife,’ and never gets a break from working and has to always be on call to take care of the children and her husband. Charlotte, in settling to marry Mr. Collins instead of looking for the husband that she always dreamt of, has to take the role of the slave-wife that Brady
The novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen gives us the reader a very good idea of how she views marriage, as well as society. The theme of marriage is set in the very opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice; "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Austen, 1) As Norman Sherry points out, this is Austen's way of implying that 'a single man in possession of a good fortune' is automatically destined to be the object of desire for all unmarried women. The statement opens the subject of the romantic novel; courtship and marriage. The sentence also introduces the issue of what the reasons for marrying are. She implies here that many young women marry for money. The question...
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. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it.
Marriage has gone through many changes throughout its history. It's earliest forms date back to the story of creation. It has developed a great deal since then. It is a simple fact that men and women can not survive without each other. Marriage is part of the created natural order, we were meant to be together.
The repetition of the phrase “I want a wife” in the essay reveals the desire of a man to have a wife because of the duties that they fulfill. This phrase highlights the importance of the duties such as cooking, having children, cleaning, and other domestic work and how a wife must complete all of them. The repetition of the word “I” is describing men as egocentric in which they are worried about themselves rather than their wife. The author sets a sarcastic tone in which she demands to have a wife, where in reality she is tired of being a wife herself. The incorporation of rhetorical questions such as, “Why do I want a wife?” (Brady) stated at the end of the first paragraph and “My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?” (Brady) helps create a sense of humor after describing and listing all the duties that women have to fulfill. The title “I Want a Wife” is an irony itself because it makes the reader feel that the author is a male since he is looking for a wife where in reality it is a wife whom is releasing her experience as a woman. Judy’s use of hyperbole makes it clear of unfairness that women continue to face. As Brady states, “I want a wife who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends, and not interrupt…” (Brady) establishes how a wife is responsible for all the events that occur in a man’s life such as friends coming home, but is not
The roles women typically play in the family may not always be consistent with success in the occupational arena. Staying home to care for a sick child may conflict with an important meeting (Broman 1991:511). Sometimes there has to be a change of plans when it comes to the family. Most people believe that family comes first no matter what. Men 's engagement in paid work fulfills prescriptions of hegemonic masculinity by facilitating their ability to gain status in the public sphere. A man can judge his worth by the size of a paycheck (Thebaud 2010:335). Most research shows that women are more likely to be effected by the household and men are more likely to be effected by their job. Some people feel that the goal is to reach higher on the occupational
The rights of women have been revolutionized over the last century and have influenced their household role, which resulted in having power balanced in marriage and couple’s relationships, a favorable attribute. The stay-at-home mother is no longer the typical situation in modern families since women can now be financially independent. What used to be a conventional motivation to take on marriage has diminished because modern women are not restricted in terms of earning a salary. Women have gained rights and therefore there is “more education among women…leading to better career prospects” (Harris). Consequently, it can be concluded that these careers allow them t...