Because most men have mothers who cater to their every need until the moment they leave, they have outrageous expectations about how a wife should behave and what tasks she should perform. Judy Brady, who is a wife and mother, wrote the essay "I Want a Wife" to explain what men want in a wife. It discusses the different skills a wife must possess for a man to consider her a good wife. Brady's use of repetition, constant sarcasm, and defensive word choice throughout her essay makes it effective as it relates to women's frustrations with being a wife. Brady uses repetition to show the importance of his ideas and pushes the reader to agree. In her essay "I Want a Wife," Judy Brady repeats phrases to help people see things from her point of view. Brady repeats, “I want a wife…” (570). Brady repeats the phrase to show how selfish men are about what they want in a wife. Brady also repeats some words over and over to show how men think. Brady continually states the word “my” throughout his essay (570). He often states the word to show that men only think about their desires and ignore...