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'Barbie Doll'
Poem Review # 72352
'Barbie Doll'
This paper serves as an analysis of the poem 'Barbie Doll' by Marge Piercy.
904 words (approx. 3.6 pages) |
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APA | 2005
Paper Summary:
In this article, the writer analyzes the poem "Barbie Doll". The writer argues that in this poem, the poet is trying to show that the union of idealized notions of female appearance and female self-acceptance of appearance can never meet.From the Paper:
"Marge Piercy's poem 'Barbie Doll' is written in free verse and represents the author's attack on patriarchal construction of idealized female appearance. In the poem, the speaker describes her life as a child, one that was fine, until she learned at puberty she was perceived as having a great big nose and fat legs. Only after she has died from cutting off her nose and legs, do others perceive the speaker as being pretty. In this poem Piercy is trying to ... "More papers on 'Barbie Doll':
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APA Citation:
'Barbie Doll' (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Poem-Review-'Barbie-Doll'/72352
MLA Citation:
"'Barbie Doll'" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Poem-Review-'Barbie-Doll'/72352>
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