Analysis Of I Want A Wife

It is a patronizing retort to a woman when a male says that all are created equal. He, from his realm built by discrimination, looks down upon the struggles of the oppressed, in particular, those of women. The society has been branded by a belief that “a man’s sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results…[whereas] a woman’s sense is defined through her feelings and the quality of relationships”, as defined by John Gray, the author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. However, scathingly repulsive, or inherently unjust, the sad fact remains—this is the truth. Written in the unspoken doctrines of the society, males are perceived as the breadwinners, the providers and protectors of the inferior females. Thus, when the

In Judy Brady’s essay, “I Want a Wife”, she highlights the true value of a woman, only to be of service to a man. On top of the norms of cooking and child rearing, a man, as described by Brady, wishes for the opportunity, as stated by a man, to “if, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one...my wife will take the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am left free… My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?” (Brady). As represented from a male’s perspective, the only value that a woman would hold, would be to be a servant to a man. Using the tactics of self esteem, a man instills the question of what will society think of you if you leave your husband? Into his wife’s mind. Pressures from her family, the economy and the society all represent this dilemma, of doing what is right versus what will result in a life of struggle and service to another. The question of why a woman would not simply leave, appears black and white in a man’s world, however is filled with the complexities of living in a man’s world without one by your