Blog Post #3: "I Want a Wife" & "Men–It's in Their Nature"

In the article, I Want a Wife by Judy Brady, the speaker discusses the reasons why they want a wife. The main point of the article is to make a wife sound like someone who will take on all the burdens of a husband in addition to their own. The author writes in a way that makes a wife sound like a replaceable object that has no purpose in life other than servicing a husband. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the stereotypes of a wife. It seems that traditionally women are often expected take on some form of the role of a stereotypical wife.  I also think the purpose is to bring to attention how much wives often are expected take on. I think the article is written in a way that also makes it seem like husbands can't take on the chores to care for themselves.

In the article, Men–It's in Their Nature by Christina Hoff Sommers, the author explains the natural instincts of men. The main point of the article is to explain that you can't completely stop boys from being masculine because it is a primitive instinct. The purpose of the article is make people aware that men will naturally be aggressive and take risks. It isn't a bad thing because they are all important qualities in society. Men and women are naturally different and will never be completely equal in a primitive sense.

I am choosing Men–It's in Their Nature to analyze for my essay because I find the topic interesting and I want to examine it further. I also chose this article because I can agree with Sommers' writing more than Brady's. This is because I read it as being less biased than Brady's article. Based on where Brady's article was published and how it was written, I read it like it was from the view of an activist. I read Sommers' article as being written with more observation, which I have an easier time agreeing with because I think it's more reliable.

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