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Looking Like a Barbie Doll; The True Definition of Beauty or Just a Fluke? Marge Piercy writes about the harsh reality of what society says a girl should be and reality of what can happen when she is pushed to transform herself into something she is not. The first thing one may notice is the title of the poem, Barbie Doll. The name of the poem came from the society has filled peoples heads with the idea that one must look like a Barbie doll. The image of a Barbie doll is associated with the perfection

In the story, “Barbie-Q”, by Sandra Cisneros starts off with two little girls adoring and examining these Barbie dolls. Every Barbie doll the girls purchase, each doll has some type of damage to them caused by the toy warehouse on Halsted Street burning down. The only reason these girls can afford the Barbie dolls was because of the flea market having a sale on these impaired dolls. The author Cisneros in her story is trying to portray how society expects women to be perfect and flawless but in reality

The poem I have chosen is “Barbie Doll”, composed by Marge Piercy.The reasoning behind my decision is the message conveyed throughout the text and the form in which it was displayed. The author created a phenomenal work, by incorporating literary and sound devices such as rhyming couplets, assonances, free verses, imagery and symbolism. The poem presented the superficial expectations of society and the pressure of young female children to attain that certain perfection. The poem begins as a

Beauty Isn't Everything The beautifully touching poem "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy, made me recognize a predominate issue that has been around for ages. Which is, that in our society, there has and always will be the desire, especially for women, to appear perfect on the outside. There is simply too much pressure and concern for women to give in and try to look as perfect as a Barbie doll ( which is physically impossible by the way). I believe the media and the power of people's words greatly

Between the lines of a striking calamity, “Barbie Doll” dramatizes the conflict of society and feminine beauty, particularly on the societal influence regarding the narrator’s symbolic rendition of a young woman’s tragedy. From Margie Piercy, the feminist speaker bitterly narrates the misfortune of a girl’s disfiguring death afflicted by society’s imposed and inescapable standards of beauty, in an attempt to address humanity’s flawed standards of perfection. The speaker’s usage of poetic elements

shape, and now, finally, Barbie won’t either”. Barbie will have 3 new body types, which means the doll will be more appealing to girls of all sizes. Also, young girls will now have access to more realistic representations of women. “According to Mattel, Barbie will now come in four body types and seven skin tones, with 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles” (Pearson). Introducing different body types in a doll may seem like a small change, but it will have a big impact on society. Barbie becoming more diverse

In Lucille Clifton’s, “Homage to My Hips”, she sings the melody of the power of her hips. Proclaiming all that they can do and how her hips cannot be oppressed. Clifton uses formal elements such as repetition, shape, and enjambment in “Homage to My Hips” to push through the speaker’s feminist declaration of reclaiming her body and exploring body love. The repetition of the words, ‘hips’, ‘theses’ and ‘they’ throughout the poem puts an emphasis on the power of the speaker’s body and her declaration

“Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy. The Narrative poem “Barbie Doll” tells the story of a little innocent Barbie doll. The Barbie doll experiences changes to her body because of puberty. The little girl is forced by society to change her body to fit in with other people. The narrative poem “Barbie Doll” the character description, imagery, and tone reveals the theme that society’s pressure to meet visual appearance standards, can cause tragic events. In the narrative poem “Barbie Doll” the little doll character

“Barbie dolls,” we said at the same time. When we came home, we threw our backpacks on the floor, and ran upstairs. “Come on,” I yelled. “I am right behind you,” my best friend said. When we came to my room, we grabbed the barbie doll box, and threw all the barbie dolls on the floor. I looked at all the pretty barbie dolls, trying to pick the best one. “There it is,” I thought to myself. The barbie doll with the long, blond hair was lying on the floor next to all the other barbie doll. I looked

It is targeted for younger girls and can be surprising to see that “99% of 3 to 10 year olds in the United States own at least one Barbie doll” (Rogers 11). Barbie is scaled down to appear unnaturally thin, with large breasts, tiny hips, and long legs. Because nearly every girl in this country owns a doll, it increases the chance for these children to battle with their self-image. Although Barbie’s body can be idealized as perfect, children do not realize that achieving