Things Fall Apart: Idea of Strong

Throughout this article Brady uses ethos, logos, and pathos to illustrate her opinion that the wife does too much in a family. Brady connects with her audience by relating to what was expected of them back in the 1970’s. She states reasons to why she wants a wife and lists what she says a wife would do for her. Lastly, Brady connects emotionally to her audience by

A man is respected on the tittle he has as well as the wealth he gains. This causes the men in the Igbo society to be challenged to work hard in order to get the tittle and money they deserve. Okonkwo was one of these men that were challenged to prove his abilities to work hard, gain a title and be a respected man in his society. Okonkwo is a hardworking man that does not fear working for long times, but instead he enjoys it. In order for Okonkwo to build his name he asked a well known man to give him yams and to trust him with them:

From the beginning of his life as a warrior to the end as a king, he gains and develops glory, responsibility and courage, all vital to his reign as a successful king.

already achieve his goal to be a king, he begins to be greedier to not

In order to not become like his father, Okonkwo consciously strives to be prosperous, violent, resourceful, unable to show “soft” emotion, and denies music orientation. “And no Okonkwo was ruled by one passion—to hate everything that his

In the beginning, Okonkwo feared being like his father, he raised his family and built up his life by his self because he did not want to be like his father. “He had no patience with unsuccessful men. He had had no patience with his father.” (pg. 1 TFA) the book said. He wasn’t very fond of his dad; his dad did not own much and had a lot of debt with everyone. Okonkwo did not want to grow up like his father; “In his

He claims that the nation’s teachings of religion and industry encourage American women to rank business over pleasure. The women associate domestic duties with tranquility, honor, and societal acceptance. In general, reason, habit, and education influence the American wife’s commitment to her marriage and family. The writer argues that democratic wives also only marry once their reason has been exercised and matured, unlike aristocratic women (566). Aristocratic law, birth and fortune prevent husbands and wives from forming strong, permanent connections. Yet, the “equality of conditions” that exists in democratic societies reduces marital disorder and encourages women to believe that they are worthy enough to marry their desired partners (568). Moreover, the democratic public more openly accepts the imperfections of the women because they have been thoroughly educated to make choices that benefit the family and state. Democracy teaches and emphasizes the role of both women and men within a democratic marriage prior to the marriage. Aristocratic marriages seek to combine material interests instead of individuals. However, the desire for material goods fails to permanently unite the hearts of the aristocratic husband and wife. In contrast, the democratic husband and wife remain permanently united through mutual tastes and ideas (569). The free will that democratic

In Judy Brady’s essay, “I Want a Wife,” she examines why she would like to have a wife. Brady believes that a wife performs all house chores and the husband does nothing, but to expect the wife to do everything for him. Brady tries to persuade the reader to look at a husband viewpoint of what a wife should be. The essay was written during the early 1960’s, during the second wave of the feminist movement in America. Brady is pushed by certain reasons to write, “I Want a Wife” to show the humanist humor.

It had now been three hundred years since the day of the Awakening ceremony, he, Balthazar, Sara nor anyone in his inner circle had aged a day. He had spent his time during those years training, building his wealth and power, making secret treaties and alliances, building his army, and turning his city into a fortress without equal. Having sent for Balthazar earlier, was not surprised by the knock at his door. “Come in, Balthazar.”

During the passage when Okonkwo’s first crop was depicted, “Nothing happened at its proper time; it was either too early or too late. It seemed as if the world had gone mad” (Achebe23), it is seen that even though Okonkwo worked very hard, due to things beyond his control success was made difficult for him. Earlier in the book something of similar nature was mentioned, “…Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young men had. He neither inherited a barn nor a title, nor even a young wife” (Achebe18). Likewise to his first crop, the beginning of Okonkwo’s life was never setting him up for easy accomplishment, though it was by no means his fault and he did work hard. So Okonkwo’s original yam crop is representational through parallelism to the beginning of his life. This symbolism shows that this culture works very hard, and the individuals deserve what they get through hard work. This combined with the symbolism of the locusts pushes back the primitive idea of the Nigerian people, which was the author’s goal.

Throughout the novel, it is emphasized that the more yams a man is able to successfully grow, the richer in respect and wealth he is to become. Thus, Unoka’s inability to grow a successful harvest makes him known for the “weakness of [his] machete and hoe” (Achebe 17). In turn, Unoka’s lack of strength and wealth causes the earth goddess to feel a disgrace towards him. And, when a man does not appear to have worked for his family’s well-being, he is not allowed to die in his house (Achebe 18). As a result, we see Unoka dying in isolation to the world because his chi states that he is not worthy of the respect of his community. Unlike his father –Unoka, Okonkwo works towards the respect of his people. By planting crops –specifically yams, Okonkwo takes on a great pride towards his doings –as it represents a

According to Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, & Susan Stewart (2018), American society, has “shifted from institutional to companionate to individualized marriage”. Institutional marriages generally do not required love, but required the wife to obey her husband. Women started to find their a voice within companionate marriage, where a woman can expect her husband to support her in her pursuit of self actualization. However, the men are still the breadwinner and the women are still the homemaker. The most common form of marriage today is individualized marriage, where the roles between man and woman, breadwinner and homemaker, a state of are in flux. Their roles within the marriage changes depending on their current situation (Lamanna et al., 2018). With these types of marriages familiar to American culture, we often forget that other types of marriages such as forced or arranged marriages exist, too.

Okonkwo is displayed as a strong, leader-type character who goes from being worth less than the dirt which grows their yams to being one of

This chapter discusses a combination between marriage and singledom which lead to the modernization of women. This chapter is divided into four sections. The first section will discuss an overview on the literary background of the author, Candace Bushnell and it will be followed by the second section which will discuss the previous studies on the text. The third section will discuss an overview of the conceptual framework of marriage and singledom. And finally, the fourth section will discuss the previous studies on marriage and singledom.

I wish to begin by talking about Judy Brady, an author trying to convey to her audience that all men in the seventies wanted a wife. Not just a wife, but a “Wife”; a person with a title behind the four letter word. A title so misleading and mistaken it may change relationships. In “I Want a Wife” a wife is almost given a label of that of a slave or servant. However, nowadays a wife is someone a man can love and work with and cherish. My father did not marry my mother for her abilities but for her huge heart and devotion to their relationship. Their love continues to grow as they both give back and work with one another. If my father is hanging clothes