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After reading both " I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady  and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, many connections can be made between the two texts in regards to the role of women. The satirical piece "I Want a Wife " mocks the  stereotypical  role of women   in the   household and the dynamic between a wife and her husband. The piece portrays the wife as an  object and property of the husband, granted with only a small portion of  rights ,   along  with  an outrageous   list of characteristics and duties the "perfect" wife should naturally hold and perform for her husband. In Huck Finn,  a similar   relationship  can be reflected by Mrs. And Mr. Phelps. In the Phelps  household, Sally Phelps is left  with dealing with jobs regarding taking care of the children  and doing jobs around the house ,  and her husband is left with much of the other business, including riding into town to gathe...

The moment we are born into the world, we are as innocent and pure as we will ever be. We know little to nothing, and everything is open to be taught to us. The learning curve is very fast though, and we catch on and adapt to our surroundings remarkably quickly. We are taught good from bad from everything we experience. These experiences shape our principal beliefs and mentality towards others and eventually dictate our lifestyles and decisions we make. One does not come into the world believing one’s race, culture, or lifestyle is superior to another, but rather, it is one’s environment and the opinions and views of those close around them that often influence them to develop similar beliefs as these peers as they grow older. But what happens when people are pulled out of these environments? What happens when there are minimal outside influences? How are things different without the pressure from society to conform and act towards specific groups of people in certain ways? When Hu...