Barbie Doll
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Barbie Doll
"Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy is a poem showing how girls are entrapped by society's view of how they should act and look. The poem demonstrates this in the structure, title, theme and stanzas. By showing the stages of the girl's life, The poem reveals how she is standardized as a woman in looks, actions and lives and unhappy life.
The structure of the poem "Barbie Doll" illustrates the changing in the young girl. In the first stanza the use of words such as "pee-pee" and "wee" show a very young child. The second stanza uses more complex wording showing the girl has aged into a young woman. The structure helps the reader grow older with the girl.
The title of "Barbie Doll" shows how young girls are brought up to be just like the toy Barbie. Toy Barbie's come in perfect shape showing how a girl is supposed to look. The toys come with irons and pans depicting what type of work a girl will do when she gets older...