Doll House Poem Analysis
The song “Dollhouse” (by Melanie Martinez) depicts a dysfunctional family trying to portray themselves as the perfect family. In the beginning of the song, a girl is playing with her dolls in her dollhouse. Everything appears to be normal, but as she turns away the dolls come to life and reveal their true identity. The song labels the family of four individually with the narrator being the daughter. The first member of the family described is the mother. She is a raging alcoholic who is self-medicating herself due to her husband’s infidelity. Next is the father who is cheating on his wife with another woman. Another member is the brother that likes to smoke cannabis. While the daughter leaves out her imperfections/indiscretions, she conveys