Bedford Reader Eleventh Edition
"I Want a Wife"
This article is a list of things that a woman feels that she is expected to do as a so called "wife" it includes talking about taking care of all of the daily issues that can accompany a family life. Its meant to give sight into the unfairness that is the balance of the chores and responsibilities that occurs in a stereotypical household. It discusses that while the non wife must only deal with either school or work, the wife must not only take care of the children and the house, must also make up the slack when it comes to finances, that may include getting a job, all the while is still expected to continue to have all other duties so that the former can keep their life centered on progressing themselves. The paragraph ends with her even saying that a wife is expected to stay in the life that was created, and not expect the non wife to worry about it if they decide to leave that life behind.
"Men-It's in Their Nature"
This article is about how masculinity is something that we cannot remove from a boys nature. It discusses that there have been many attempts to hinder the "barbarian" that is the anger and excitement that seems to be wired in to every male on the planet. It talks about how there have been attempts to force boys to conform to more emotional and caring state of mind, but all have failed to do so. And that as a society we embrace the notion of strength so much that its now impossible to even attempt to even do so. The purpose was to show that there will always be differences between men and women and we should embrace that.
Between the two articles I would have to pick the "I Want a Wife" article. Its a lot simpler of an article yes, but the message behind it I believe is much larger than the later. It has this deep message behind it that by being able to analyze and discuss, I believe that there is a much deeper discussion that can be had with it. When I analyze an article I enjoy the one with the more subtle message. Now this does not mean that the other article doesn't have anything to discuss, nor do I think it has a weaker point to be made, I just think the first one has more for me to analyze and talk about.
Kennedy, X. J., Dorothy Kennedy, and Jane Aaron. "I Want a Wife." The Bedford Reader. 11th ed. Boston: St. Martin's, 2012. 360-362. Print.
Kennedy, X. J., Dorothy Kennedy, and Jane Aaron. "Men-It's in Their Nature." The Bedford Reader. 11th ed. Boston: St. Martin's, 2012. 365-368. Print.
Kyler,
ReplyDeleteExcellent summaries of both articles. I also like your reasoning and break down of why you chose the specific article in which you will write about. Be careful with MLA when citing anthologies. Kennedy didn't write the short articles, as they are the editors. Be sure to look at how to cite a source in an anthology or collection of essays, and model that.
Kyler,
ReplyDeleteI thought your summaries of the articles were strong and insightful. I like the reasoning you stated for choosing which article to analyze. Granted I don't think that the message in the article "I Want a Wife" is very subtle, I agree that there is a lot you can discuss. Good luck!
I agree that you did a great job with your summaries, particularly in the first one when you said,"Its meant to give sight into the unfairness that is the balance of the chores and responsibilities that occurs in a stereotypical household." I also chose to write my analysis essay on this particular article. There is definitely a deeper meaning to it that most don't want to accept. Good work!
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