Persuasive Essay On Barbie Doll

When a child is young, their minds are still growing and their personality is starting to come together. However, there are certain pressures that a toy can put on a child. For instance, in the poem "Barbie Doll" the author starts off by describing the toy doll. How barbie dolls cook, clean, and take care of the babies. Then the owner of the doll grows up to be a normal girl, but when puberty hits and the girl starts changing, she is criticized for her big nose and fat legs. Everyday since, she has been feeling pressured due to her classmates bringing up society's expectations for a girl. Girls should only cook, clean, and take care of kids. Yet, girls should also be happy, fit, be dieting and more. In the end, the girl gives up and she finally
listens to what people have been telling her. The author had intentionally added the paragraph about the barbie doll in the beginning to help the audience understand that our society today has so many impossible expectations, that they even started placing its expectations onto the children's toys. Toy companies do not understand the toll that their toys have on children's lives and should consider the social impact of their toys. Toy companies only care about one thing, which is money. Toy companies do not care about the impact that their products have on the children, because they do not stop to wonder if what they are doing will harm or influence anything or anyone. Due to the fact, that it is just a toy. In conclusion, companies have a strong moral obligation to consider the social impact of their toys. A child should be able to grow into the person they want to be, whomever that may be. Without, having toy companies breathing down kids back. Pressuring them to buy their stereotypical toys.