Margie Piercy's poem
Barbie Doll absolutely fascinated me by how awfully true it is. The society little girls are raised in these days is disgusting. They are taught that in order to achieve your dreams, you have to be pretty. You could have absolutely everything else going for you, but a crooked nose and you're done for. So much pressure is placed on girls to be absolutely flawless that every girl eventually cracks under the pressure. Like the other stories in this unit, there is quite a bit of irony in this poem. The author describes puberty as "magic," adding an anecdote of a girl going through puberty and having "a great big nose and fat legs" (Piercy, 835). That is not magical. What really got me was the last line of the poem.
"To every woman a happy ending" (Piercy, 836).
What. This is said right after the little girl alters her body because she isn't a barbie doll. Sounds delightful. This just shows how ridiculous society is towards woman. This poem made me furious. Happy ending my Aunt Pearl.
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