Why I Want A Wife By Judy Brady

In the essay “Why I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady, the author classifies herself as a mother, wife and a career driven woman. Brady emphasizes the unrealistic expectations that society has created for a mother and wife. To accentuate the ideologies placed on women Brady starts to list the duties that all mothers wives should be upholding. Through the use of sarcasm, extended hyperbole, and repetition, Brady creates a connection with all independent, career driven mothers, and wives in order to motivate them in their profession. Brady uses sarcasm to expose the unrealistic expectations put upon a mother and a wife by society. Brady takes a list of expectations and makes it more absurd to an extent that society wants a wife that is “sensitive”