English 112 10/12/11 Pain Is Beauty‚ Beauty Is Pain The poem‚ “Barbie Doll‚” by Marge Piercy‚ implicitly criticizes the way that women are mixed into stereotypical roles from the time they are young. This poem makes it clear this standard of perfection is impossible to achieve--at least not while one is alive--and starts with something relatively careless at a young age‚ a Barbie doll. The Barbie doll‚ one of the best-selling “toys” of all time‚ has become an icon of U.S. culture for the
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Although Marge Piercy and John Updike write different types of literature‚ “The Secretary Chant” and “A&P” share similarities. The use of figures of speech in both pieces of literature allows the narrators to describe their job and workspace. The use of metaphors in “The Secretary Chant”‚ by Marge Piercy‚ and “A&P”‚ by John Updike‚ illustrate the monotonous environment and work the narrators dread. The poem “The Secretary Chant” uses metaphors to describe how inhuman a secretary feels in the workplace
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Sophonie Ilera Research & Literature 10/21/13 “The Secretary’s Chant‚” by Margie Piercy explains the feeling of dehumanization for women in the workforce. I liked how the poem sounds like a machine is talking because it further expresses a secretary’s feelings of being an object rather than a person. The poem was written in 1936 when many women had secretary or desk jobs‚ so I am sure many women could relate to it. Piercy used humor well to describe a somewhat depressing time for women. While reading
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to memorize and memorialize is: To be of use by Marge Piercy. I discovered this poem to share with Kendra‚ a young friend who graduated from college. She wants a career that allows her to give back to society so the title caught my attention. Kendra‚ like me‚ seeks meaningful work; this poem not only speaks to Kendra‚ it speaks to me as well; it has since become my favorite poem. The title‚ To be of use‚ is appropriate for this piece—Piercy goes on to sing the praises of hard work. I grew up in
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poems and stories. A very few writers who chose to write about feminism in the society were‚ Marge Piercy‚ “The Secretary Chant” and “Barbie Doll”‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The yellow Wallpaper”‚ and Flannery O’Connor “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”. These writings shared the common idea of feminism and how male dominated society treated women‚ forced them to be just “Women” with boundaries. Marge Piercy wrote about women being forced to live under others rules‚ play
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"A Young Woman’s Suicide" "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy and "Suicide Note" written by Janice Mirikitani are both poems about the story of a young woman’s reasons for committing suicide. Both explain that their suicides were influenced by their feelings of not being ’perfect’‚ rather or that the people around them did not think they were ’perfect’ or ’good enough’. Though the tone‚ language‚ as well as the story written in the poems are different they both share the theme of a young woman’s conflict
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of what women are supposed to look like. In other words the perfect woman should look like a Barbie Doll. In Marge Piercy’s‚ "Barbie Doll‚" we find a girl child growing up through the adolescence stage characterized by appearances and barbarity. Piercy uses lots of imagery to describe the struggles the girl experiences during her teenage years and the effects that can happen. In the first stanza we see the beginning of an ideal image being stained in the girls mind. She was "...presented dolls
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by Marge Piercy. In her this poem‚ where is the sarcasm coming from? What is her emotional state? And what is her outlook on men? Let’s start with the first question. Where is this sarcasm stemming from? The beginning of the poem suggests that a man‚ perhaps her husband‚ has offended her in some way. You can almost hear it according to the first few lines‚ “All over America women are burning dinners. Its lamb chops in Peoria‚ it’s haddock in Providence‚ it’s steak in Chicago…(Piercy 1240)”. It’s
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Bibliography: Piercy‚ N. 2002. Market-Led Strategic Change. 3rd. Oxford‚ Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Johnson‚ G.‚ Scholes‚ K Ranchhod‚ A. 2004. Marketing Strategies: A Twenty-first Century Approach. Harlow‚ Financial Times/Prentice Hall Websites
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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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