1. Investigating: The title of the poem "Barbie Doll" obviously is a strong hint that poem must talk about something that is artificial or not real, because barbie dolls are objects that are perfectly beautiful and made to make little children happy. The poet of this poem MRGE PIERCY, uses the image of a barbie doll to show how a woman should look like.We clearly see in this poem that a woman suffers so much for making her self beautiful. She is not being herself but she is working insanely hard to make her look like in away to get other's attention. The thought of good looking and being attractive causes most females to lose their confidence and get stressed.
2. My Guess: In the poem Barbie Dolls we see a child born absolutely healthy. She is very smart and doing very well in school. The fact that her class tell her that "You have fat nose and fat legs", is what causes her to start doing things such as exercising and anything possible so she can look good and avoid getting such unpleasant comments in the future. Over time the stress and humiliation caused to look worse than what she naturally looked like. Not only that she lost her confidence and the freedom of being her self.
3. Results: In reality the little girl wants to look like "Barbie Doll". The girl's personality starts to develop according to how she is being percieved by others from childhood until the day of her death.
She sacrificed her life to look like a Barbie Doll which is impossible. She suffered, and developed an anxiety, depression, and self-concerned. She basically the image of a society that enforces woman should be embodied and have a sexy chap. She herself lost self confident and became inferior and weak.
4. Clear Understanding: I definitely see the practical meaning of the poem in relevance to how women are portrayed in the media and generally in any society. Obviously good looking women gets much higher attention and they become a symbol of how all women should look, which is absolutely impossible. The theory of being an attractive female especially in the current century has caused a lot of stress generally for all female to do things, so they can be perceived good looking by others. The stress of being attractive nowadays starts form very early age and it continues until their death. I think natural beauty is precious and valuable then being a barbie doll. No female should ever be a barbie doll, but her self.
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