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Rhetorical Analysis Of Why I Want A Wife

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The Dastardly Degradation of Wifely Life Are you a man? Do you have a wife? You do? Good. Are you a woman? Are you a wife? You are? Good luck.
In Judy Syfers’ hypothetical and satirical essay Why I Want a Wife, she humorously and powerfully shines a light on the one way street that is marriage. Through the lens of the husband, she describes a massive slue incredulously selfless tasks that are expected of a wife, juxtaposing them with the unbelievable benefits that a husband receives from said tasks. Ironically, she poses a thought provoking question: “Who wouldn’t want a wife?” Through her use of intentional repetition and irony, Judy Syfers’ projects a sad reality of the life of a wife.
In order to paint the preposterously selfish role
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