Sommers argues in her essay "Men Its Their Nature" that society is trying to promote sameness between the sexes and that to do so goes against the genetic make up of a male, Sommers says "the entire anthropological record offers not a single example of a society were there is sameness between the sexes" (367) She is also trying to to get her audience convinced that we should instead start empowering "healthy masculinity"(367) things like codes of honor and good sportsmanship and live up to the male stereotype.
Judy Brady writes in her article "I Want A Wife"(360) that men think of women as things that do not have feelings or motivations but instead are responsible adults that should remain faithful to their husbands. Basically what Brady is trying to say is that she feels that wives are the most responsible members in the household and that they shoulder all of the family's needs and then some.
I chose to write my essay on "Men Its Their Nature"(Sommers365) because i felt that it had more to say. Now dont think im sexist, but i feel that in Sommers article there are issues that i would rather write about then in Brady's. For example that society is trying to make males have more feminine qualities.
Works Cited
Sommers,Christina Hoff. "Men Its Their Nature." The Bedford Reader.Ed.X.J. Kennedy,Dorothy M,Kennedy, and Jane E. Aron,11th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2012. 211-13. Print.
Brady. Judy. "I Want A Wife"The Bedford Reader.Ed.X.J. Kennedy,Dorothy M,Kennedy, and Jane E. Aron,11th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2012. 211-13. Print.
Hi Salal,
ReplyDeleteYou did a nice job summarizing both essays. I like your disclaimer in your choice paragraph. Sounds like you're going to have fun writing your analysis essay. Best of luck!
I liked how you summaries were very straight forward. Simple and right to the point. The different out look on the one you choose to write about should be a fun challenge.
ReplyDeletei wouldnt say you were sexist at all, but i think theres a little bit more to the i want a wife- yes i agree with what you said, but i would also have to say that it seems as though the woman is coming across that what all she does it being taken advantage and not worth to a certain extent. but good job you did good with summarizing
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Lacey that there was more to "I Want a Wife" than you mention in your summary but overall I think you did a great job.
ReplyDeleteYour summaries are decent, but remember, when we summarize, we don't utilize any evidence from the texts. It should all be in your own words. I am curious to see the angle your paper will take.
ReplyDeletehey thanks for all the great feedback, and you guys ( Lacey and Brittany) you're totally right about "I want wife" i didn't quiet put as much into that essay as the other one
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