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2. Create an outline that arranges Grar''s points as a point-bv-point comparison. What advantages and disadvantages does this organi- zation harre?

3. Where does Grav use definition? Where does he use eremplificalion?

Focus on Critical Thinking

1. Do vou think Grav is stereotr pins men and ttomen? Explain'

2. Regardless of hori loLl ans\\'el'ed the plevious question, do 1-ou agree ri ith Gr;rr that rnen and \\'omen seem to be from tn'o difler- ent planets? Whv or u'hv not?

Focus on Writing

1. Are vouur bovs rincl girls aiso from tri o different planets? Take a po- sition on titis issr-re, tn'ing to account {'or the dillerences rou identifl bett.een bor s ancl gitls.

2. Identift one general area in rihich vou believe mens and rvomen"s at- titudes, bel-rar-ior, ol e\pectati-ens are len' different-for exan-rp1e, clat- ing, careet's, eatir-rg harbits, sporls, hotrsekeeping, ol driving. Write an essal' (seriotts or hltmor-or-rs) tl.rat esplores the diFFerences vou identifr.

I WANT A WIFE

Judy Brady

Writer and activist Judy Brady helped found the Toxic Links Coalition, an organization dedicated to exposing the dangers of environmental toxins and their impact on public health. She was also active in the women's movement, and her classic essay "l Want a Wife" was pub- lished in the first issue of Ms. magazine (1 971).

Before you read. think about how you would define the word razlfe.

I beiong to that classification of peopie knori,n as r.r,ives. I an-r A Wife. And, not altogether incidentallr,, I am a mother.

Not too long ago a male friend o[ mine appeared on the scene fresh lronr a l-ecent divorce. He had one child, u'ho is, of course, u'ith his er- rvile. He is looking for anotl-rer u,ife. As I tl-rou-sht about hir-n n'hile I u'as ironing one evening, it suddenlv occurred to me that I, too, u'ourld like to have a u,ife. Whv do I rvant a rvife?

I uould like to go back to school so that J can become economicallr' ir-rdependent, sLrpport n-r1'sell, and, i['need Lre, sllppot't those depender-rt upon me. I n'ant a u,ife rvho u,ill u,ork and send me to school. And rvhile I am going to school I ri'ant a u,ife to take care of mv children. I rvant a riife to keep track of the children's doctor and dentist appointments.

And to keep track of rnine, too. I n'ant a u,ife to make sure mv cl-ril- clren eal properlv and are kept clean. I u,ant a rvi['e u,ho u,ill ivash the children's clothes and keep them rnended. I r,vant a rvile u'ho is a good nurturant attendant to m]'children, u.ho arranges for their schooling, makes sure that thev have an adequate social lile r.r,ith their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc. I ri'ant zr u'iIe lr,ho tzrkes carre olthe chil- dren rvhen the-v are sick, a r,viie ii'ho arran-ses to be around u,hen the children need speciai care, because, of course, I cannot miss classes at school. Mv r.r,ife must arrange to lose time at rvork and not lose the iob. It mav mean a small cut in n-n'riife's income from time to tin-re, but I guess I can tolerate thal. Needless to sa\, mv rvif'e u,iil arrange and pav for the care o{'the children u,hile n-iv rvife is ri,orking.

I ri'ant a u,ife u,ho u'ill take care of rrl phvsical needs. I rvant a u'ife rvho ri'ill keep m1'house clean. A u'ife rvho ivill pick up after nrv children, er u il-e rr ho u,ill pick up af ter me. I ri ant a ri'ife u'ho rr ill keep nrr, clolhes clean, ironed, rnendecl, r'eplaced u hen need be, ancl u ho ri ill see to it that mv personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find ri hat I need the minute I need it. I rvar-rt a rvife rt.ho cooks the meals, a ri,ife ri'ho is 'a gootl cook. I \\'ant a u'ife uho rrill plan the menus, clo the nec- essar-\ grocerv shopping, prepare the nreals, serle thern pleasanllr,, and then do Ll-re cleaning r-rp rvl'rile I clo mv str-rdving. I u,ant a riife u,ho u'ill care for me ri,hen I am sick and sr-mpathize u,ith m1'pain and loss of tlme from school. I riant a u.ife to go along rvhen our famill'takes a \.lcatiolr sri lhert somcone can continue to care for me zrnd n-iv children rr hen I neecl a rest and change of scene.

I ri ant a rvife u'ho iiill not bother me u,ith ramblin,e complaints about a rvife's dr-rties. But I ri'ant a lnile u,ho ri,ill ]isten to me ri,hen I feel the neecl tr,, erplain a rather difficult point I have cor-ne ecl'oss in my coursc o1' str-rclies. ,{r.rcl I n ant a ri'if'e u,ho u,ill tvpe my palpers 1'or rne u,hen I hale riritten thenr.

I u ant ar u ife rr.ho rvill take care of the details of rnr social life. When n-rv rr.ife ar.rd I are ir-rvited out by mv fi"iends, I u,ant a rrifc'rvho u,ill take czu'e c,,f tl're babr.sittinq arraneentents. When I ntc-c-t people at school that I likc and rvant to entertain, I u,ant a u,i[e riho till have the house clean, riill prepare a special meal, sen,e it to me and m1'friends, and not interrupt rvhen I talk about things that interest me and mv friends. I \\,ant a rvife rr'].ro u iil hale arranged that the cl'rilclren are fed alnd realch' for bed belore nrv oLresls arrir,'e so that the children do not bother r-rs. I uant a ri'ife tho Lakes care of the needs of mv gllests so that thel'feel comfortable, u,ho makes sure that thev har,e an ashtlal, that thev are passed the hors d'oeuu-es, that thev are offered a second helping of the [ood, thzrt their u'ine glasses are replenished u,hen necessary that their coffee is sen,ecl to thenr as tl'rer. like it. And I riant a ri'ile ri'ho knor,vs that sometimes I need a ni_sht out b1'mvself.

I t,ant a lr,ife u,ho is sensiti\.e to mr- serual needs, a ri,ife r,r,ho makes lor,e passioneitell-and eagerlv rvhen I feel like it, a r.r'ife rvho makes sure

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nurturant providing physical and emotional care

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replenished made full or complete again

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adherence steady or faithful attachment monogamy having one spouse or sexual padner at a time

ll'rat I arr. satisfied. And, ol'collrse, I u,ant a lvil'e rvho uill not denlalnd sexual attention r,r,het-r I ant nol in the nlood lol' it. I ri'ant a uril]e urh<-r assLlnles the complete l"esponsibilit)' lbr birth control, becaruse I do not want more children. I ri'iu-tt a u,ife r.l,ho ri'ill remain seruallv faitl-rful to nle so that I do not har,e to clutter Llp m]' intellectual iife u'ith jealor-rsies. And I \\'ant a riife u'ho understands that /711'sexual needs mav entail more than strict adherence to monogam\-. I must, alter all, be able to relate to people as ftillv as possible.

If, b1- chance, I find another person more suitable as a u'ife than the rvife I already have, I \\Iant the libertv to replace n'rr. presetrt r,vife u,ith arnothcr one. Naturallr,, I rvill erpect a fresh neu' li[e; mr.u'i[e r'r,'ill take the childlen ancl be solelv rcsponsible lor thern so that I arn left free.

Wher-r I anr tlrtrrrtsl-r uith school zrttcl ltzrlc a icib, I \\'ant n1v lvile tcl qr-rit ri'orkir-rs ancl l'L.nrain at ltonre so 1l.rat urv n'iIe calt filol-e firllv atnd con-rpletelv take care ol'zr uilc's dr-rties.

Mr,Gocl, u'ho tt'ozrlr}i r rtant a ri'ile?

Focus on Reading

1. Look back at the u'ork vou did u'hen r-ou previeri'ed, highlighted, and annotated this essati Rer,ier,r, all the characteristics of a rn'ife that Bradf imentions. Then, in the margin beside paragraph 1, u,rite a one:sentence definition ol rllle tl-rart summarizes these chzrrac te'ristics.

2. h-r t[-re r-nat'git-t besiclc paragri,rph l0, utrsue-t'tlle question Bl-aclv asks.

Focus on Meaning

1. Hou'is Bradr"s clefit.rition of rt'r/i'Iike:rnd unlike vtlt-tl'oti'n?

2. What main idea do vor.t tl-rir-ik Bradr'\\'ants to collltllltllicale to her readers? Does she et'er actuallv state tl'ris idea? If not, do vor'r think she should?

Focus on Strategy

1 Write a thesis statement for this essalt 2. Bradv ends hel essav rvith a rhetorical question, a question readers

are not crpected to ans\\,er. ls this an ef'Gctive conclucling strategv? Whv or r.r'l'rv not?

Focus on Language and Style

1. Bradv repeats thc'rvord tt'tfe over and over a,eain. Whr? Does this repetition strengthen or rveatken her essav?

2. Can r.our tl-rink of other u,ords Br:adv could have used instead of wif'e? Horv might using these alternative u'ords change her essal'?