In “To Be of Use‚” Marge Piercy uses figurative language to create imagery that helps convey that the speaker wants to be useful and take initiative like the people they love but never does. The figurative language make people who take initiative seem inhuman. In one line‚ Piercy uses simile when she writes‚ “the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half submerged balls.” By using this simile‚ Piercy piques the readers’ imagination‚ renewing their interest in the forgotten things people do. This
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Society’s Whims Are NOT To Be Fulfilled In the poem “Barbie Doll‚” author Marge Piercy utilizes four well-developed stanzas to depict a scornful view of American society. Applicable to all time periods‚ “Barbie Doll” narrates the short-lived life of a young girl despised by society for her appearance. Barbie Doll is like a fairytale‚ full of plasticity‚ fakeness‚ and fantasy. However‚ unlike a fairytale‚ “Barbie Doll” ends with society applauding the funeral of a princess that was torn apart
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In the book‚ Big Mouth & Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Matt Donaghy‚ a 15 year old student at Rocky River High‚ was accused of planning a bomb threat to kill the whole school. It was a Thursday in January during the middle of 5th period study hall when there was a knock on the door. Two gentlemen in dark suits had asked to speak with Matthew Donaghy. The men had introduced themselves as detectives with the Rocky River Police Department and asked Matt to step outside to question him. The detectives
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The narrator in Girl was pretty nonexistent. The words are from her mom and it seems more like she’s recalling things from her past so she’s telling the story but she’s not because there’s not exactly anything going on other than her telling all of the advice that her mother had given her. In Orientation there was so much emotion‚ not only is there humor but there’s sadness too by talking about a mans lonely life and woman wanting to be desired. He shows when his characters are happy or when they
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English 1B 7 November 2011 Never Enough‚ Never Perfect‚ Never Happy Society tells us what we should be‚ who we should be‚ what we should look and act like and what is perfect. Too many woman try to fit this ideal of what we should be based on media and society in an imperfect world. Marge Piercy is criticizing this in her poem “Barbie doll”. The poem shows how ridiculous it is the way we try to conform to what society’s ideals are for the perfect woman. “And presented dolls that did pee-pee/
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Jennifer Perez ENC 1102 Research Paper Marge Piercy ever herd this name before? Well if you have‚ did you know she was the founder of Leap track Press? Marge Piercy is very well known as an American poet‚ novelist and social activist. Many of he founded work has been graded as best-selling. Piercy has a goal to have her feminist voice be herd by society. She shares her opinions threw the characters she makes in her writing and poetry. Piercy wrote the poem Barbie Doll‚ and in this poem she
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weddings and sex and the loss of virginity. However‚ in Marge Piercy’s poem‚ “Barbie Doll‚” consummation has the unexpected meaning of perfection. The idea of perfection in the poem is key to its overall implications. The definition of consummation in the Oxford English Dictionary that best fits the tone of the poem describes it as reaching the height of perfection. With the use of hyperbole and mockery‚ Piercy tells the story of almost every teenage girl. The battle of confidence vs. self-doubt‚ true character
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What Are Little Boys Made Of? In his essay "What Are Little Boys Made Of?"‚ Michael Kimmel describes how America has been so focused on girls and feminism‚ that boys have been forgotten about. "There’s no question that there’s a boy crisis. Virtually all the books cite the same statistics: boys are four to five times more likely to be diagnosed as emotionally disturbed‚ three times more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder‚ and fifteen times more likely to be victims of violent
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(Oates 227). As shown by the adverb‚ instinctively‚ Ursula has grown to be more caring towards other people without hesitation. “My voice got brighter and brighter... I was almost pleading now. This went on for five minutes‚ maybe… I was so scared‚ Ugly Girl seemed to have departed. It was just me‚ Ursula (Oates 151). This was when Matt tried to jump off the cliff and Ursula begging Matt to not do it. This also shows that Ursula clearly cares about Matt. Therefore‚ Ursula became caring towards the end
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Barbie Doll Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy This girlchild was born as usual and presented dolls that did pee-pee and miniature GE stoves and irons and wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy. Then in the magic of puberty‚ a classmate said: You have a great big nose and fat legs. She was healthy‚ tested intelligent‚ possessed strong arms and back‚ abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity. She went to and fro apologizing. Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs. She was advised to play
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