Barbie Doll
n the poem "Barbie Doll", the author Marge Piercy, is characterizing a young girl named Nora, who comes in contact with some very difficult challenges growing up through her teenage years. The author uses many variable descriptions in her poem describing a lifestyle that young girls, such as Nora goes through. Going through the years of adolescence and puberty can be a tremendous roller coaster for almost all young females. The title Barbie Doll is a good description of how most people stereotype young, healthy and smart females. The female role is placed upon them at an early age in life, which also begins self-esteem. In this poem, the author is characterizing young female roles as playing with dolls, stoves, irons, playhouses, "and wee lipstick...miniature GE stoves and irons"(821). The most naive statements that can be suggested toward a person especially that of an emotional and confused young girl can be the longest lasting and most devastating remark made to a female approaching puberty. Such harsh remarks made to a young individual, pressures them into making changes in suc
The author also describe her as being playful, "healthy. However, it is only in the end, where the girl is dead and has reached fulfilled at last. While using the variable descriptions of adolescence, the author also inserts many imagery features to help explain and bring out stereotyping of young girls today. By controlling her emotions, she exercised and dieted, as any other young normal beautiful girl at this age would. and smile"(822) at this point she was expected to portray herself as a very strong and willing person, to prove that she can survive through any types of physical and mental emotions. At this point in her life when apologizing becomes a point of explaining her unhappiness with herself and others; this is where low self-esteem and sorrow may become a part of the emotions. A hurtful remark was made toward Nora in this poem, and she was described as having a "big nose and fat legs"(821). h ways that will make them feel accepted into today's society where thin and beauty is thought to be the figure of a young women. Nora finally has reached her fulfillment and happiness as a result of death, she is finally in a state where no one is to judge her for her appearance and figure, she can now be accepted for who she is. As the hurtful comments were suggested toward her by classmates and other people, this girl "went to and fro apologizing, while everyone still saw a fat nose on thick legs"(822). She understands now that she is not able to change the appearance of herself at this stage of life.
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