Barbie Research Papers

On a hot summer day, a little girl is sitting on the living room floor with the TV rolling, playing with her new Barbie while everyone is in a light cat nap for the afternoon. Her new Barbie doll is fresh out of the box, looking pristine with her pink gown and nicely combs blonde hair. First thing first, the child takes out her collection of outfits for the dolls, now with the addition of the new doll’s assembles. She excitedly changes Barb’s glitter ball gown into a masculine yet feminine cowboy outfit, ready for a new adventure in the tiled room filled with imaginations. The girl then takes out a tiny piece of plastic rubber band and gather all of the doll’s hair into a neat ponytail. She finishes the get-up with pair of fancy cowboy boots with intricate designs for a child and a fake leather cowboy hat sits pretty on the bundle of hair. …show more content…
Barb seems a bit too big for the “horse” but in the little girl’s mind, the car is a majestic white horse. Barbie is the new sheriff in town, hired to catch the band of robbers that slain the old sheriff. When it’s time to introduce Barb, the child wheels the doll across the tiles, greeting the bystanders of stuffed toys and smaller versions of Barbie “howdy”. When Barb is done with the greetings, the girl rests her down on a plastic stool from another set of house toys. Suddenly, gun shots can be heard through the office, and the child hurriedly rushes Barbie to her feet, ready to investigate what is going