Barbie Doll
Marge Piercy
The poem stereotypes this particular girl into the category of the future housewife. She "was born as usual and presented dolls that did pee-pee and miniature GE stoves and irons" (Piercy 835). Her toys growing up was a child and an oven, so her future occupation was fairly well laid out to her. This stereotype only intensifies the struggle she went through during her teen years. Kids became judgmental only focusing on two minor physical features that weren't like everyone else's. Despite her prominent intelligence and kindness, people on saw her physical imperfections. She began to think it was so crucial to look normal that she tried to fix herself. When normal measures didn't work, she figured she could remedy her situation like she fixed her dolls' imperfections, by swapping parts. So she cut off her legs and nose, you know, like a sane person. What was ironic was that people saw her as calm and beautiful in her coffin. I suppose it is what she wanted, and she was happy to be pretty, but it is sad that joy comes from such grim measures.
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