Barbie’s Success Story Submitted By Kishor Chandra 92062 WMG 18 1 Question 1. Analyst observed that the Barbie‚ the main icon of American culture‚ reflected changes in American society. Analyze the changes in Barbie’s image over the years. Answer. Barbie was considered an icon of American culture across the world and a representation of the richness and luxurious lifestyle of the Americans. She was also regarded as a role model who inspired young girls to become independent and self
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Topic: Barbie is a bad role model for young children. Specific purpose: To persuade my COMM 110 class that Barbie has a negative influence on young children. Central idea: Barbie is a bad role model for young children‚ because of Barbie’s unrealistic body proportions and unattainable lifestyle. Young girls become aware of their physical appearance and become insecure‚ and this can lead to long term effects. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: According to an article by Sloan Crosley‚ the
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name is barbie. The barbie doll was created in 1959 by Ruth Handler‚ whose own daughter was named barbara. Barbara loved dressing up dolls and giving them new clothing designs‚ So the idea hit Ruth. Why not make a teenage doll that little girls could play and dream about their future with? Not long after that‚ Barbie was introduced to the world at the american toy fair in new york city.
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Society’s Expectations on Women The poem‚ “Barbie Doll”‚ by Marge Piercy‚ is about a normal “girlchild” who gets criticized by society for not looking like a perfect doll. She changes herself to fit society’s expectations just to fit in‚ but only in the end does society see her as “pretty”. Piercy’s purpose of the poem is to show how society has appalling expectations of how women show look and act. Imagery‚ irony‚ and tone are terms that show how vile society’s expectations are. Imagery helps the
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images of how we think life is supposed to be. Although‚ who’s to say what’s right and what’s wrong with the way we interpret things? Marge Piercy‚ who wrote the poem “Barbie Doll”‚ has a very strong view of how destructive social pressure can be to a girl through her transitioning stages into a woman. She expresses how the Barbie doll‚ the toy figurine that woman idealize‚ is‚ in fact‚ a method of corruption to a young girl. First and for most we must understand who the persona is in the poem
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“Barbie Doll” In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy the struggle many young girl nowadays face is portrayed. We are introduced to a girl who hates herself due to her physical appearance. She lives her life trying to achieve the perfect look‚ the one that society will approve of. For girls growing up is always harder‚ since we are young we are introduced to Barbie world. A world where you must be beautiful to fit in. We are taught that in order to be happy we must have a perfect body‚ perfect
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Today‚ Barbie is the most popular doll in the world. She is a worldwide fashion muse and pop culture icon for girls all ages. The Barbie doll has been a controversial toy that has changed over the years. These changes have been due to changing fashions‚ careers‚ interests and beliefs over the decade’s occupations‚ and ethnicity has been very obvious over the years but even her face and body has changed. But‚ since the beginning of time‚ toys have been an indicator of the way society behaves‚ and
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Klaus Barbie‚ the “Butcher of Lyon”‚ infamously known for his torturous interrogation tactics‚ was one of the many men who was sought after by the CIA to perform horrendous acts as demanded by the organization. With such a vile history of killing numerous Jews during the Nazi era‚ it raises the question as to why a criminal like Barbie would end up employed by the CIA. Interestingly‚ while most legitimate forms of employment require individuals with felonies (non-violent drug charges included) to
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“I’m a Barbie girl‚ in the Barbie world Life in plastic‚ its fantastic! You can brush my hair; undress me everywhere Imagination‚ life is your creation.”- Aqua It’s a life in plastic. She has a family‚ pets‚ a boyfriend‚ a profession‚ and various outfits. It’s what most young girls grow up with. Their very first doll can make a difference in one’s life. The Barbie doll from the early adolescents’ experiences with‚ and views of‚ Barbie article states that‚ “it is one of the most successful
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The Price of Becoming a Barbie Doll Within our society there is an extraordinary want and need for women to be perfect on the outside. There is too much importance and too much anxiety placed on women to surrender to the image of being or becoming a Barbie doll. In the poem "Barbie Doll‚" written by Marge Piercy‚ I see evidence to this idea in the poet’s use of irony‚ her attitude on the subjects of both inner and outer beauty‚ and her attitude on the significance of words interfering with a woman’s
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