Marge Piercy, a Feminist American author wrote different poems about women. “Barbie Doll’ and “A Work of Artifice” are some of many examples. These two poems are similar in main idea, view point, and tone.
In the first poem “Barbie Doll,” the author talks about how in society woman are expected to look perfect. It shows the story of a girl that was smart, and beautiful in her own way, but because society was criticizing her she decided to have surgery. The main idea of this poem is that society makes it difficult for women to accept themselves because they are only valued from the outside. The view point is made from the author, since she is narrating what happened to the girl. Piercy uses an ironic tone to show how the girl was only called
In the first poem “Barbie Doll,” the author talks about how in society woman are expected to look perfect. It shows the story of a girl that was smart, and beautiful in her own way, but because society was criticizing her she decided to have surgery. The main idea of this poem is that society makes it difficult for women to accept themselves because they are only valued from the outside. The view point is made from the author, since she is narrating what happened to the girl. Piercy uses an ironic tone to show how the girl was only called