ENGL 111 Composition 1

ANALYSIS: LOW-STAKES WRITING ASSIGNMENT

The common thought over probably the past 150 years is that the wife is to stay
at home and do wifely duties. Especially in the 1920s and on it was commonly
excepted that the wife was the cook, maid, house keeper, nanny, sexual toy, and so on.
But is that all that a wife is? Is that her sole purpose? I think Judy Parker was analyzing
the role of women in our society and how the man puts many of these limitations on her.
The wife has infinite roles, responsibilities, and her sole purpose is to please the
man physically and mentally, take care of the children, and take of everything socially as
well as cooking. The idea of a wife is explored and I Parker challenges the idea of the
wife when she ends with, My God, who wouldnt want a wife. Throughout, Parker talks
about the role of women and basically shows how women are seen as the doer of all
things other than keeping the family financially stable. That is the mans job. I connected
with this piece because I have internally struggled with the idea of what a wife is
expected to be and what a wife should be. Also when it is said that my wife will take
the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am free, shows the backwards
thinking and selfishness that this family system encourages. Its interesting that in the
fifth paragraph, the wife is suppose to listen to me when I feel the need to explain a
rather difficult point and so on. Its says that the wife should be obedient and docile;
having no thoughts or feelings except positive ones towards her duties and her
husband.

Your response will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

____ statement of a valid principle of division
____ evidence that the writer understands the idea of the principle of division
____ valid, convincing justification for choice
____ evidence from the text cited in the answer
____ clarity of ideas and expression