Essays on Wife

She’s Got the Wrong Wife Judy Brady wrote her essay, “I Want a Wife,” as a description of the “modern” 1972 wife and what’s expected of her. The question is, though, does it hold up today? It is my belief that, though some of the...

The Dutch Wife is a novel that touches upon the harsh realities of the Dutch and other religions during World War II while they struggle for survival against Hitler and his Nazi army. The novel focuses on the story of Marijke de Graaf as she...

There is a saying that floats around modern society that all of human race is familiar with. This saying “Happy Wife Happy Life” is based around societal norms that portrays; if your female partner is happy (with anything really) the male in the relationship has...

‘Both the medieval listener and the twenty-first century reader can be unsure how to respond to the narrative voice of the Wife of Bath’ Discuss with reference to The Wife of Bath’s Prologue While there are places where the opinions of the medieval listener and...

In her essay, “I Want a Wife,” Judy Brady explores society’s expectations on women’s roles in a marital household during the early 1970s. Using rhetoric, she strategically places a rather impactful, new viewpoint into the minds of her readers in just under two pages. The...

Why I Want a Wife Analysis The short essay Why I Want a Wife that was featured in 1972 Ms. Magazine, takes the idea of feminism to a whole new level. In a sarcastic and almost humorous way, Judy Brady exaggerates the expected roles of...

Ubi Sunt and Feminism in The Wife’s Lament Ubi Sunt is a concept used in literature which means “where are they now?” ubi sunt is used to call attention to things or people that have disappeared or been forgotten. In The Wife’s Lament the use...