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Essay / The role of women in I Want A Wife by Judy Brady
The repetition of the phrase "I want a wife" in the essay reveals a man's desire to have a wife due to the duties that 'he fills. This phrase emphasizes the importance of tasks such as cooking, having children, cleaning and other domestic work and how a woman must complete them all. Repetition of the word “I” describes men as being self-centered and in which they care about themselves rather than their wife. The author sets a sarcastic tone in which she demands to have a wife, when in reality she is tired of being a wife herself. Incorporating rhetorical questions such as "Why do I want a wife?" » (Brady) said at the end of the first paragraph: "My God, who wouldn't want a wife?" (Brady) helps create a sense of humor after describing and listing all the tasks women must complete. The title “I want a wife” is an irony in itself because it gives the reader the feeling that the author is a man since he is looking for a wife when in reality it is a wife who is liberating her experience as a woman. Judy's use of hyperbole clearly highlights the injustice that women continue to face. As Brady says: "I want a woman who will clean the house, prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends, and not interrupt..." (Brady) establishes how a woman is responsible for all events that occur. in a man's life, like friends coming home, but it's not