I Want A Wife By Judy Brady

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Activist, Judy Brady, in her story, “I Want a Wife” (1972), argues that everyone should want a “wife”. She supports her claim throughout the whole passage by creating a sense of curiosity with symbolism and by describing why she wants a “wife” with parallelism. Brady’s purpose is to show that everyone, at some point in their life, needs a “wife” in order to convince the reader that a “wife” is something worth having if you want to have a successful future. Brady creates a persuasive tone throughout the passage. Brady displays symbolism throughout the passage to bring out the true meaning of “wife”. Brady states that she wants a wife who will “work and send me to school”. When Brady says “wife” she is really just saying that she wants someone