Gender Stereotypes In 'I Want A Wife'

In our society today, both men and women are held to such high standards. Men are expected to be dominant, aggressive, and tough, while women are viewed as shy, gentle, and obedient (Gender Stereotypes Par. 6). Those traits demonstrate just the beginning of the types of gender norms that both females and males face. In addition to the personality trait stereotypes, there are other various stereotypes such as domestic behaviors and appearance. For domestic behaviors, men are supposed to be the boss of their wife, do household repairs, and be unable to cook. On the other hand, women are expected to clean, cook, and take care of the children (Gender Stereotypes Par. 7). Furthermore, the appearance of a man should be as followed. A man should be
The intended audience for the article “I Want a Wife” is the general population. The audience is both genders because Brady’s goal was to make women unite while reading this piece, and perhaps to have the men think deeper into all the hard work that women do even at home or if they don't have a real job. In addition, the tone of “I Want a Wife” could be defined as sarcastic. Although Brady repeats the phrase “I want a wife who will” multiple times, she does not actually mean that she wants a wife. What she is trying to imply is that she wants recognition for her duties, and that she simply wants someone else to know what it's like to be in a wife’s shoes. In relation, the phrase “I want a wife who will” also plays a major role in rhetorical appeal. I believe that the rhetoric used in “I Want a Wife” is pathos. Pathos was the main rhetoric used in this article and i can be sure of that because while reading this article, Brady’s wording truly attracted my attention and my emotions, which then caused me to want to get involved emotionally. Equally important, the audience for the article “Honor Code” is different. The intended audience for “Honor Code” would be anyone involved in the education system. It would appeal mostly to those in the education system because they can interpret Brooks’s piece and compare it to their own experiences and thoughts. Furthermore, the tone for the article “Honor Code” is quite indeed serious. The tone is serious because Brooks uses a real life examples and also uses multiple facts backing up his argument that there is an education crisis for boys. By using multiple pieces of evidence, Brooks is using the rhetoric appeal of logos. Throughout the article, Brooks has legitimate concerns for the education of boys, and he validates some of those concerns with statements