the poem‚ Barbie Doll a girl is made fun of by the people around her because of her “great big nose and fat legs” (Piercy). Her peers only saw what she was on the outside and nothing for who she was on the inside despite her efforts to change it‚ “exercise‚ diet‚ smile and wheedle. Her good nature wore out like a fan belt. So she cut off her nose and legs and offered them up.” (Piercy).With strong efforts to conform to societies norm she ended up killing herself to end the criticism and cruel judgment
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developments in the alternate world is able to see is the new birthing process. Piercy states that‚ “Decisions were made forty years back to breed a high portion of darker-skinned people and to mix the genes well through the population. At the same time‚ we decided to hold on to separate cultural identities. But we broke the bond between genes and culture‚ broke it forever. We want there to be a no chance of racism again” (Piercy 96). The reasoning behind genetically engineering children was to eliminate
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Indeed‚ the idea of population control comes straight from dystopian nightmares. Connie visits the township’s yellow birthing center‚ which Luciente calls a “brooder” (Piercy 100). In today’s vernacular a brooder is a place for warming baby chickens‚ piglets‚ or other young livestock. The similarities between livestock and fetus continue when Connie enters the brooder‚ but the cheerful yellow is replaced with a calming
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Less burglary for money. Less people getting burglarized and murdered at banks‚ convenience stores‚ or even in their own homes. As for the justice system in this society it would be more similar to that of Marge Piercy’s "Woman on the Edge of Time". The punishment would be measured by the crime. If someone were to commit murder once they would be sent away for a long time. After sometime of being put away‚ if they’ve acknowledged what they did was wrong and
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expression. Furthermore‚ added peer pressure can result in males or females to behave in ways that are "gender appropriate‚" rather than ways that are best suited to his or her personality (Ernst). In the short poem‚ "Barbie Doll‚" the author‚ Marge Piercy‚ reveals some of the physical stereotypes and expectations that an adolescent female might be exposed to from her
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In the poem “Barbie Doll”‚ by Marge Piercy‚ the use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony expresses a tragic‚ cruel society that emphasizes appearance above personality and unrealistic beauty ideals above health and happiness. Throughout the poem a young girl is raised and bullied to believe that her appearance is the most important aspect of her self. Her self worth is torn apart until she dies. The use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony works to deliver a heartbreaking message about the flawed society
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After reading through all the poems‚ there was no question about which three I was going to pick. The poem “Punishment” by Lisa Zaran moved me with the first line‚ “When using‚ you are not the same”. Growing up in the 70s and being a teenager in the 80s‚ I have seen firsthand the detrimental effect that substance abuse has on our society. When she continues with next two lines‚ “That sublimity of an altered state‚ you are not the same”‚ I have absolutely no doubt I know what this poem is about. The
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In this essay‚ I will be talking about a horrid poem called Barbie Doll. The poem Barbie Doll was written by Marge Piercy‚ who is known as an American writer. This poem was written in 1971 during the second-wave feminism. Marge was born in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ in 1936 and the first to attend college in her family. Barbie Doll is about a young girl who grew up like any other American girl‚ with the all-American Barbie doll. The older the young girl got‚ a class mate noticed the little girls’ flaws.
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Fake‚ The New Real Hollywood shows good and bad role models these days. These role models range in age from twelve to seventy years old. Some of these role models display the bad‚ the terrible‚ the worse than terrible‚ the things that get into girls heads these days and show them what Hollywood likes‚ not what the human race likes. There are many girls these days that follow Hollywood like it’s the rules of being popular‚ the rules of being liked. Open a Cosmo‚ see what the first girl you look
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Comparing and Contrasting “Barbie Doll” and “The Leap” The poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy depicts a child that was once a normal girl child because she looked reminiscent of a normal girl. She played with dolls and miniature stoves‚ which made her‚ seem even more like a normal child. She then enters adolescent puberty which causes drastic changes to her physical appearance‚ which ultimately cause her to become insecure about herself. The poem “The Leap” by James Dickey also depicts a female
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