Wednesday, February 29, 2012

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR BLOG1. Does this essay have an explicitly stated thesis? If so, what is it? If you believe the thesis is implied, paraphrase it in your own words.
I think its implied that she wants a man to understand how much the wife does on the dailey and that she wishes someone would do that for her.
2. Throughout the essay, Brady repeats the words “I want a wife.” What is the effect of this repetition? 
To explain she wants someone to take care of her.
3. Do you think Brady really wants the kind of wife she describes—does this ideal spouse
actually exist? Explain why you think Brady wrote this essay.
No, she was trying to explain how much a women does.

4. How does Brady define what it means to be a “wife”? How does she organize the many services a wife provides her husband and family? What do you think of Brady’s characterization of a wife and her responsibilities? How do you think she wants her readers to respond to this characterization? Why?
She defines it to be a woman who cooks, cleans, and takes care of the children.  I think that it sounds like it is set back in the day because it is, which makes it very sexist.

5. Write a letter to Brady responding to “I Want a Wife.” Let her know what you admire or don’t admire about the essay and the extent to which you consider it effective and/or persuasive.
 
Dear Brady,
I admire your outlook on how females do so much in the home.  I agree back in the day it was like that, but now in days i feel like women have more of a chioce to go out and get an education while the man can take on womens roles.
 

1 comment:

  1. I'm glad that times have changed some too! It's nice that we have more opportunities now!

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