The story starts off with the narrator explaining her and her sister’s Barbie dolls. The author did not give any of the characters names, instead she uses “you” and “your”. The narrators, “is the one with bubble hair” and her sister’s “is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail” (183). This is what the author used to differentiate the two girls, through their Barbie dolls.…
The door was unlocked at the time, so i went inside the house and touch her ankle. She got scared, fell down from the couch. At this point, I trip over Ronald and landed on top of her.…
Gender stereotypes have always been apart of society either through construct, and communication. We see these stereotypes in “Day Star” by Rita Dove, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, and “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy. Day Star by Rita Dove is about a mother who felt trapped in her life as a stay at home mother, who just wants to daydream in the sun. “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is about a mother trying to give her young daughter advise on how not to be a “slut” and how to keep a man. “Barbie Girl” by Marge Peircy was about a smart young lady who did not look how society wanted her to look so she cut off her lgs and nose her biggest features according to society around her, and died.…
In the book “SPEAK” written by Laurie Halse Anderson, there is a girl named by Melinda. Melinda is a very shy and depressed person. After a summer party she attended, Melinda was raped and forced to call the cops, which ended up busting the party. Since Melinda wouldn't say why she called the cops, this caused her to lose a lot of her friends and trust. Eventually, Melinda stops talking altogether.…
Poets bend and replace words in their poems with other words, of different meaning to widely express themselves. Figurative language is the technique that an author uses to do so. Figurative language is a way an author can say something that has a completely different meaning from what they are trying to say, and still, provides an understanding of what is being said. The three poems that are being discussed use several different types of figurative language, including verbal, and dramatic irony. The poem “Barbie Doll” written by Marge Piercy, provides a look into the damage caused by the expectations of a society craving perfection.…
Sandra Cisneros’s short story, “Barbie-Q”, describes the hardships endured by a young girl, never identified by name, and the less-fortunate life she and her family lead. The child discloses the rarity of new toys, but purchases damaged Barbie dolls while on a trip to the flea market. The narrator acknowledges the flaws of the Barbies, but counters the stereotypical “perfect” woman standards by implying her gratefulness of possessing any dolls at all. Through this struggle, the girl learns to cope with her burdened lifestyle while also encountering gender roles and values. Cisneros wrote this story in relation to her own childhood, motivated by the social standards of gender roles and body image in relation to the Barbie doll.…
When I was a kid I use to play with all kinds of toys, I played with legos,action figures,RCe cars,trucks,hot wheels,nerf guns,playdough,video games,water guns,Pokemon cards. I played with a lot of toys when I was little and they were boy toys none of them was girly at all. Even If I did choose a girly toy(which I didn’t)my dad would be like “that’s a girl toy” and point me in the direction where the boy toys are. I was a very outdoors person when I was little, spent a lot of time playing sports or just playing around with my friends. I didn’t have any girlfriends growing up, all I had was guy friends, so I was always around boys just doing boy things.…
Mid victorian era, a time where society seemed to be perfect , women were delicacies, and men were based on honor, that even a loan could ruin your reputation forever. Henrik Ibsen’s, “A Doll’s House,” is the ultimate representation of what it was like for women to have no independence. Nora, amongst other characters, seeks their identity through sacrifice and redemption. Each Character uncovers their motif through another, altering their life for the better.…
Gender studies refers to masculinity and femininity in a cultural standpoint without referring to the biological side of things. It deals with the breakdown of binaries, which refers to typical “masculine” and “feminine” behavior. We can see how society has embedded and emphasized typical behaviors relating to gender in A Doll’s House. A man is supposed to be the leader of the family and usually makes the most money in the family. The woman in the relationship is supposed to take care of the kids and put her work and desires second to her needs and wants.…
A Doll’s House is not an indictment of marriage, but an indictment of blind loyalty to patriarchy. The play validates feminine agency, through the lens of marriage, by demonstrating the fallibility of men’s authority, while giving some consideration for the importance of women’s contributions to the wellbeing of mankind. Furthermore, this play not only serves as an effective instrument for the advocacy of women’s rights, but teaches an important life lesson for any individual. In search of truth, one must be willing to sacrifice their association and ties with traditional societal values.…
Within the field of Social Psychology, the most agreed upon age at which children form and begin to follow cultural stereotypes is age five (Psychology Today). Mattel Inc., the company that owns Barbie, starts marketing their dolls to children ages three and up. As more than a doll, as a role model and a representation of the ideal woman, Barbie’s form, perceived values, and lack of authenticity create a complicated paradox between celebrating diversity, perpetuating colonialism, and sexualizing the “primitive”. Barbie’s form and non-white females in United States capitalist society are both treated as silent, unimportant, demeaningly sexualized objects in the eyes of the patriarchy. Bell Hooks, in her 1992 essay “Eating the Other: Desire…
Childhood is supposed to shape a child’s life into something fantastic, but this isn’t always the case. In “The Doll’s House,” the Kelvey sisters, Lil and Else and the Burnell sisters, Isabel, Lottie, and Kezia are juxtaposed to show their conflicting positions in the social rankings. The Burnells, due to their higher rank, brag to the schoolgirls about the beautiful doll house they had received as a gift. While in their boastful conversation, they leave out the Kelveys, a low class pair of sisters. Although forbidden to make contact with them, Kezia invites the sisters to view the magnificent doll house, thus breaking down the social barrier between them.…
The Motif of nicknames and their Importance to the understanding of the relationship between Nora and Torvald. Throughout the 19th century women were belittled by men and treated as inferiors. Men were believed to be superior and of higher standard, while women were treated as inferior or property instead of human beings. The motif of nicknames in the play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen demonstrates its effect on the understanding of the relationship between Nora and Torvald. Through this, we can understand their treatment of each other and their views by society with the use of the pet names Torvald gives Nora.…
Barbie Doll In the poem “Barbie Doll” written by Marge Piercy, the author addresses the stereotypical ideas of what society believes a woman should look like and how a woman should act. The title lends itself to help reinforce these themes of appearance and femininity by implying that women are to fashion themselves around the famous 1959 Mattel doll, Barbie, whose appearance some argue provides an unrealistic expectation for women to strive to achieve. Piercy goes on to show what happens to the unnamed main character of the poem, when faced with the challenge of conforming to these social norms of beauty and femininity.…
I woke up this morning feeling great. The sun was shining, my dorm was clean,my skin was clear… for once. I could tell today would be great. Being a freshman in college would seem like it would be the most stressful thing in the world, it is, but a positive butterfly like me, I try my best not to stress. Besides the psycho amount of work I have to do, being two states away from your parents is absolutely amazing.…