Medea

In Judy Brady's essay "I Want a Wife" she tells the reader everything she would want in a wife while simultaneously mocking it. While she is telling us what she wants she points out what wives do or stariotipically do. She points out how unreasonably men can be in what they are looking for in a partner as well as stating that the men have less responsibilitys and less stress. Brady uses irony because she herself is a wife and understands the stereotypes that are placed upon her. I admire the face that she uses irony to get her point across verses just saying what is wrong with the way men expect wives to be. I find the use of the ridiculous expectations be plainly said persuasive.

The comparisons between Medea and " I Want a Wife" is the fact that both the men in the story believe that they have the right to leave there wife's if a new better wife comes around. In Medea Jason believes that he can remarry because the girl he is marrying is of a royal status and thus would be a better wife that Medea. In Bredy's essay she says that a man has the right to leave is wife of a better wife comes along. The similarities in "I Want a Wife" and Medea is the fact that the men believe that they can just get a new wife.