Judy Brady I Want A Wife

The central argument in Judy Brady’s essay, “I WANT A WIFE” is; after the persona (husband) seeing the importance of a wife in her society, she tries to give reasons for wanting a wife. By so doing she gives her definitions of who a wife is and who a husband is by putting herself in a husband’s shoes with words which seem very controversial .Her argument is an explicit argument that seeks to support controversial claims with reasons and evidence .This aims at drawing the attention of the audience and the readers to what actually takes place in this society.

Again she brings to bear several atrocious acts against women ,all in the name of wifely duties .An example from Judy Brady’s essay is; “If by chance ,I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have ,I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another ”.This statement is shocking and very cruel ,after this ideal wife has gone through the pain to please her husband by complying with all the criteria
If the title had not been “I want a wife” one would have thought the persona (husband) wanted a maid or a personal assistant .Even these two categories of people would have demanded some respect and not to be treated like non-entities .Another example from the essay is the persona’s (husband) use of the pronoun “my” whenever she talks about her children as if she did all the job in the baby making process .This throws more light on how selfish the persona (husband)