Topic > Rhetorical analysis of the book Why I Want A Wife by Judy Brady

Judy Brady is a very well-known feminist and activist in the nineties. She is also a well-known writer and gets publicity for her most influential essay on women and their roles as wives in "Why I Want a Wife." She wrote this essay to give strength to her fellow activist in showing feminism. She also tried to show the world how women are viewed. Although Judy's essay talks about a long list of duties of women as a wife, her way of organizing them through ethos, pathos and logos to develop her argument, the use of rhetorical devices such as irony, anaphora and his simple way of explaining the main ideas to his readers made it a successful essay. Judy has organized her essay so that readers understand what she is willing to talk about. After listing a woman's "jobs" as a wife and mother, Judy asks this question to readers to discuss what she said. Here it shows that everyone needs a wife as a working tool, who cooks, takes care, satisfies the hunger of their husbands' sexual needs and is also replaceable. This ending is extremely emotional and pathetic and allows readers to conclude that this is wrong. She wants readers, whoever they are, old, young, men and especially women, to understand that this attitude towards women as a whole is wrong and should be changed. She also encourages readers to take action against this treatment of women and also wants husbands to stop treating their wives unfairly, including their attitude of demanding too much from their wives. She also tried to encourage women who are unaware of such activities and who are quite against their husband's treatment, considering it as part of the traditional “housewife”. The author also wants people, especially women, to get angry and feel emotional, with this she made her essay more manly. As a wife she suffers from the same status as other women, but Judy, after meeting her male friend, who wanted a new wife, to replace the old one, sarcastically, decided to be like a man, and ask for wife, who is willing to be a “wife” to her. Furthermore, the title also shows the same idea. A new reader, like me, thought that the author is a male, taking care of his dream wife. I think all new readers feel the same awareness about this essay, but Judy surprised me by appearing as a wife and mother in the first paragraph and then, as a male, ready to take a “wife” for his needs. . He also made his essay interesting by using anaphora or repeating the phrase “I want a wife.” This repetition of “want” is portrayed as a strong word, showing how she is comparing herself to her imaginary wife. This gives every female a sense of belonging. Whoever reads the essay will portray them there. He also uses it to better explain the selfishness of a husband, who demands a wife for his physical and sexual needs. The phage "I want a wife for..." is described as a selfish word by men regarding wanting a wife, just like her friend in