I Want a Wife by Judy Brady and the Female Body by Margaret Atwood
In I Want A Wife by Judy Brady and The Female Body by Margaret Atwood they both share similarities and differences. In I Want A Wife, Brady talks about the needs of men and how wife’s do it all, on the other hand, in The Female Body, Atwood talks about how women are categorized by their gender. Both essays are also similar and different in their style, Brady uses repetition while Atwood numbers her topics. The theme and purpose are both similar and different in the way that one is a wake up call while the other is trying to say that men are incapable of living on their own.
In the contents of I Want A Wife, the author writes about the needs of man and how wife’s do it all, she also gives a list of stereotypical demands of marriage in the 70’s like cooking, cleaning, as well as childcare and, over all, being unpaid. “I want a wife to keep track of the children’s doctor and dentist appointments.” Brady expresses that a wife takes care of children’s and keeps everything organized while men do not have to do anything like that. Brady also expresses how a wife not only takes care of children but is also expected to do things that men don’t do. “I want a wife who will take care of my physical need. I want a wife who will keep my house clean.” Brady explains what being a wife is by her experiences.
Having a very unique style, Brady uses diction, structure, and syntax in her essay. Her syntax is straight forward explaining that she wants a wife using short straight forward sentences. “I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick” Using repetition, she achieves a demanding tone by using the phrase “I want a wife” Brady uses demanding and needy diction to explain how men are needy and how without wife’s, men would not have as much as the woman gives them. Brady’s style stands out in her essay because she uses the right choices of words.
In Brady’s essay, she tries to achieve that men are needy and that they need women in their lives in order for them to have
In the contents of I Want A Wife, the author writes about the needs of man and how wife’s do it all, she also gives a list of stereotypical demands of marriage in the 70’s like cooking, cleaning, as well as childcare and, over all, being unpaid. “I want a wife to keep track of the children’s doctor and dentist appointments.” Brady expresses that a wife takes care of children’s and keeps everything organized while men do not have to do anything like that. Brady also expresses how a wife not only takes care of children but is also expected to do things that men don’t do. “I want a wife who will take care of my physical need. I want a wife who will keep my house clean.” Brady explains what being a wife is by her experiences.
Having a very unique style, Brady uses diction, structure, and syntax in her essay. Her syntax is straight forward explaining that she wants a wife using short straight forward sentences. “I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick” Using repetition, she achieves a demanding tone by using the phrase “I want a wife” Brady uses demanding and needy diction to explain how men are needy and how without wife’s, men would not have as much as the woman gives them. Brady’s style stands out in her essay because she uses the right choices of words.
In Brady’s essay, she tries to achieve that men are needy and that they need women in their lives in order for them to have