For our first essay, which is a critique, I have chosen to annotate the essay “The Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood,” out of our book.

Right off the bat, Hekker starts off with a negative tone, mentioning how the problem with her is her occupation. Also she mentions how her husband and son have to lie about it to make the family look better. You can tell where this article is going basically from the first few sentences. Her tone seems arrogant, yet jealous of others since she is a rarity, a housewife. When I think of her approach to being a housewife in a world where they are depleting, I think of a newly elected president. When a president finds out they are elected, the stress of winning and making it into office is gone, however now their mind is burdened with the fear of what they have to deal with the next four years.

To me she just keeps pumping out negative comments and statistics about her life when she wants to be a wife that stays at home anyway. She says “fewer than 16 percent of American families have a full-time housewife-mother.” Also she refers to herself as a carton of yogurt labled to expire and never return. I think if that is what she wants to be, she should stick with it and not care what anyone else says or does. If her family life is something she loves then she shouldn’t worry about what outside sources have to say.

The criteria I think I am going to use in my critique essay are: why is she complaining so much when her profession is something she chose and loves so much; why is she so worried about everyone else’s opinion on her, as long as her son and husband have her back; and lastly what can she do to make her life appear more meaningful so she has a better self image.