Judy Brady's "I Want a Essay

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Society still considers the married woman to be a "wife" in the way that Brady describes. This encourages a sexist view of women, because it confines them to a domestic role. In the essay, even working women are responsible for household chores, and their jobs are considered less important than their husbands. Individuals still feel this way today, as demonstrated by women's lower wages. In this way, Brady's essay is not exaggerated in its describable of the husband and wife relationship.

The essay is however exaggerated in the way it describes nearly all women who are married as wives. In modern society, not all women choose to marry, and of those, not all take on a domestic role. The essay exaggerates how many women take on the "wife" role. Modern society allows women to take on different roles, and relationships to follow different models. Despite this, the essay is not meaningless. Even women who choose not to be wives make less than their male counterparts, making that portion of the essay universally applicable.
In addition, unmarried women are treated as responsible for birth control, just as wives are in the essay. While it overestimates how many women become wives, the essay none the less remains meaningful for women as a whole, because it gives an accurate view of the way women are still treated by society.

Judy Brady's essay "I Want a Wife" though written over forty years ago, remains highly applicable to modern relationships. While it does not take into account slow changes in gender roles, it none the less illustrates the ways in which women are given specific roles in a family because of their gender. Women are still held to these roles and responsibilities. On the other hand, it does exaggerate how many women have chosen the role of wife. Despite this, the essay remains a highly accurate reflection of the roles women are expected to play......

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