Throughout her piece, Brady uses her personal experience as a wife which strengthen her credibility, as well as build her …show more content…
Her strategy is forthright and the reader can clearly see that she views husbands as chauvinist and that makes her very upset. “When I am through with school and have a job, I want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wife’s duties. (253)” In some way, Brady hurts her message by overgeneralizing how husbands treat their wives. Most little girls dream of being happily married all their lives and in Brady’s essay, she crushes those dreams.
All things considered, what do wives want from their husbands? It is clear that Brady wants freedom from her husband. “I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. (251-252)” The reader feels a type of bondage in Brady’s marriage that is overwhelming and