"Why I Want a Wife" Critique by Matt Duncan

1972 when this article was written was right in the middle of the women's rights movement. In fact, Title 9 occured in 1972. I think that Judy Brady was trying to get across the point of all the things that women did for their spouse's and their families growing up in that time. A woman's "job" during that time was to be the stay at home mom, if you will. Washing the dishes, taking care of the kids, cleaning the house, and even getting a job to help get their husband's through college were not out of the norm. Even today some women are still stay at home moms, but with the changes in society over time it is not unusual for dads to be stay at home dads nowadays. Women have become increasingly independent because of the women's rights movement and new jobs and other opportunities in life that were not open to women then, are available now. I grew up in a family were my dad would go out and work all day to make money to provide our family with food and shelter. While my mom would take care of my three brothers and I, clean the house, cook the meals, etc. Some women, like my mother, enjoy this lifestyle while some pursue a more business job environment. All in all I thought it was a decent read, I was a little dissapointed how Brady made the male aspect in this story seem as if they did absolutely nothing except "education, and then eventually a job, allowing the wife to quit her job and take better care of a wife's duties."

"Why I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady- Critique: Spencer Lynch

In the selection "Why I want a Wife" it is very easy to see that Judy Brady's tone is very exhausted, frustrated, and sarcastic all at the same time. Because this piece was written in the 1970's it is obvious that she is a stay at home mom who does not have a career position. Instead, her job is to watch over the kids, have the food ready when her husband returns, and run all nesesarry errands thoughout the day. She is frustrated with this because at that period in time society believes that is all a woman is capable of handling. She also makes a point to say she wants to go to school, she wants to get an education, and she wants a career. She wants to experience things in life which women were never allowed to experience.
I agree with Judy Brady. I think that women should be allowed to go to school,and make their own life. They should not be 100 percent dependent on someone else for income. Women are just as intelligent for men, and there is a job for everyone(besides watching the kids all day).

"Why I want a Wife" by Judy Brady Critique- Dora Barnhill

In the 70's, which is when this essay "Why I want a wife" was written, it was different then it is now. At this time woman stayed at home and watched the kids while their husbands got to go out and work and experience new things. In a way I feel like Judy Brady is angry because she is stuck at home taking care of the kids, cleaning house, making dinner, and just being a housewife. I also gathered that she wanted to go to school, she mentioned this a lot and I feel like it was the main source of her anger.

If I was put in Judy Brady's shoes I would feel the same way. I would hate to have to spend all my time at home and not have a job just because thats how society thinks it should be. All in all I feel like she was just trying to get the point across that women do a lot for their family but they should be able to get help from their husband and be able to go out and do things for their selfs, such as getting a higher education.

"How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua critique-Dora Barnhill

En boca cerrada no entran moscas. "Flies don't enter a closed mouth" is one of the sayings that Gloria mentioned in this essay. I found this story very hard to read and it hardly kept my attention. I felt like the story would have been more effective and enjoyable if she had clarified what more of the Spanish words meant. Because of this I had to look up alot of words. Here are some of the ones I looked up.

1.Bracero- A Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.

2. Corrido- A Mexican ballad or folk song about the struggle against oppression and injustice

3. Mestizas- A woman of mixed racial ancestry, especially of mixed European and Native American ancestry.

4. Pocho- An Americanized Mexican.

Critique " Why I Want a Wife" by Peggie McNeil

The essay , Why I Want a Wife, by Judy Brady, is delightful. I really enjoy this type essay. It is lighthearted, picturesque, springy, bouncy, funny, and entertaining. Her sense of humor reminds me of Erma Bombeck's.
I think that Judy was the wife she wrote about in this essay because I can feel her heart in it. She thought of all the things she had done to make a happy home for her family, and how wonderful it would be to have someone to do these things for her for a change. She is comparing her life as a female ,during that era, to the male's life.
Judy almost made me wish I had a wife, but I decided on a husband with those same qualities and traits ; however, he would come with a few extras.
Besides all of his responsibilities at home, he would also have a job. He would be at least 6ft., 4in. tall and have a physique like Tyson Bedford's; In fact, I wouldn't be upset if he looks like him too. He would shower me with gifts at all times, keep them coming, baby. He would insisted that I pick out the sharpest BMW on the car lot because he wants his wife to drive in style, and he would demand to make the payments each month. He would perform a moonlight serenade nightly, regardless of the weather. He would give great back massages and pedicures.
Boy, what a great hubby he would be, and then I woke up. I saw my husband leaning back in the recliner drinking a beer. Maybe God does have a sense of humor.



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Critique "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Matt Duncan

Anzaldua opens with the story of her dentist, who tries to tame her wild tongue, and uses this to begin the explanation of how limiting someone's tongue, their language, is a form of oppression, a form of violence or murder. She quotes Ray Gwyn Smith: "Who is to say that robbing a people of its language is less violent than war?"
Anzaldua also explains quite a few of the languages she speaks, listing many of them and explaining that she often speaks many of these languages among certain groups. For example, she speaks 5 of the 8 languages that she speaks with her sisters. She describes the shame that many Chicanos feel because either their language isn't English enough, or Spanish enough, and how many Chicanos will be hostile to each other because of the language spoken, "vying to be 'real' Chicanas, to speak like Chicanas. There is no Chicano language, just as there is no Chicano experience."
I felt that this was a good, but a challenging read because the story kept jumping from English to Spanish. Although it was needed for the story, it caused me lots of confusion as I had to read through it at least twice. All in all I enjoyed Anzaldua's "How to tame a Wild Tongue."

Critique " How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Peggie McNeil

I read the essay and found it to be a very strong writing. I appreciated the metaphor "you just cut it out". That is what happens in the end. For this Critique, I decided to find the definition of four words that are contained in the writing. I thought of examples of their connotation because I couldn't find anything for the connotations.



1. Acculturating- Absorb and integrate into a different culture( denotation)-Micheal Jackson( connotation), Origin: Americanism, 1880.



2. Aberration- A deviation from the proper or expected course( denotation)- Rebel ( connotation), Origin: Latin, 1585-95



3. Abhorrence- One that is disgusting or repellent, loathsome( denotation) - Bum or wineno (connotation): Origin: Americanism, 1650-50



4. Agringadas- Gringo like or a Women Libber( denotation) - a White person ( connotation)