Judy Brady's, "Why I Want a Wife", (1972) tells us about the author's sarcastic desire for a wife. The author herself is a wife and one of her male friend's divorce left her wondering what it would be like to have a wife of her own who would fulfill all the tasks of the average wife. It would innclude tasks such as taking care of the children and herself, doing household chores, and fulfill the author's sexual desires only when she's in the mood, etc. Brady wrote this passage to describe the roles that wives take on in their daily lives and would love to reverse these role with herself playing the husband role. Having a wife is seen as a wonderful role, as she mentions, "My God, who wouldn't want a wife?" This passage is very realistic towards today's society. Brady make a good point as to what most husband's expect out of there wives nowadays.
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