Wednesday, September 21, 2011

"Barbie Doll"

"Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy is a different poem.  It's actually a little strange!  However, there is some meaning behind it.  I feel this poem is about a girl who has growing up, she became ugly.  "Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs."  This describes the way people saw the girl.  So many people picked on her and made fun of her.  She wanted to be prettier, so she made herself that way.  "She cut off her nose and her legs."  This is compared to a doll in the way they can take off some of their body parts.  Now thinking of it, I have another interpretation, and I am not sure which one I think is more correct.  Possibly, the girl was a bully and was ugly on the inside.  Then, when she realized she did not have any friends and not many people liked her, she decided to be nice!

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