Barbie

make me feel joyful, but when viewing old nails I don’t feel as nice inside. Walking around in the woods behind her house, Myop also has lovely feelings that inspire more adventure. The barbie doll loving narrator has many different feelings through out the short story. In the short stories “Flowers” and “Barbie-Q,” Alice Walker and Sandra Cisneros both use imagery to create a specific mood. In “Flowers” Walker uses imagery of the setting to develop a carefree and peaceful mood that…

views on their YouTube page, since being first published January 2015. The Barbie commercial, located on YouTube now has over 21 million views since being published in October 2015. Both the pads and Barbie commercial share many similarities in their form, purpose, audience and language. They are both commercials targeted to girls, but are able to convey their specific product in a different, eye-catching way. The Barbie commercial talks about the importance about imagining the possibilities…

Sandra Cisneros’ short prose poem “Barbie-Q” follows a narrator as she discusses her and her companion's enthusiasm for Barbie dolls. Cisneros infers, through the narrator’s account, that the characters are both young ladies, both of whom possess only one Barbie. On a Sunday, the young girls are at a market and spot a cheap new Barbie lying on a table. Glancing around, they notice there are numerous dolls and outfits, including a "'Career Gal'" outfit (291). Evidently, a close-by toy factory…

The short story, “Barbie-Q”, was written by Sandra Cisneros. This story is about two sisters growing up in a lower-class family. It is told in second person by one of the sisters. This provides the reader with undertones of naivety. We see in “Barbie-Q” that even the simplest of things can bring joy to an innocent child’s life. 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…

All I saw were the toys, bright colors, and smiles. It was a wonderful place filled with everything I ever wanted, Barbie dolls, toy trucks, Legos and so on. As I continued to walk through, I was so excited that I was playing over in my head what toys I would play with first. The Barbie dolls first, then the playhouse, and build a house with Legos. And there were so many other kids to play along with too. With the amount of toys and having news friends all around me, I felt like I was in a…

Barbie, an epitome of popular culture. With her debut in 1959, Barbie has evolved to become one of the most influential icons in our culture. A pop culture icon is someone who demonstrates the three main characteristics; longevity, attraction (how popular), and the impact left on society. Barbie deserves to be in the charter round of inductees for the Pop Culture Icon Museum because let’s face it, who else can compete with Barbie? The Bratz Dolls, Polly Pockets, and the American Girl Dolls have…

typically a dusty shelf full of creepy porcelain children. If the cold, blank stare does not appeal to someone’s style, they may reach for other types of dolls. The easiest doll to attain would have to be a fashion doll, or more particularly, a Barbie doll. Barbie dolls have been around since 1959. Soon the toy company skyrocketed and barbies are now found in most basic store toy aisles, as well as big name toy stores, such as F.A.O. Schwartz. These fashion dolls are easy to collect because of…

Growing up, all us young girls played with Barbie dolls and dressed them up to be pretty. The girl in the poem represents women in society dealing with the unrealistic expectations and standards they face. A girl is born into the world, innocent and pure, unknowing of what she is going to encounter in her life. This child is tormented throughout her lifetime on what people say she should look like or be like, and is haunted by the anticipation of what is normal. The speaker appears to be very…

BarbieQ’s Analysis The Barbie-Q story has two characters that are obsessed with their Barbie doll. Each of their Barbie is described to have their own flaw because they bought it from the toy store on the Halsted Street that burned down. The main issue implied in this story is the materialism and perfection in woman. The story begins with a few line describing the Barbie doll owned the characters, narrated by a little girl. The character describes the outfit of the Barbie to her friend, "Yours…

Marge Piercy’s poem Barbie Doll depicts how society’s standard for beauty creates a serious body image problem in many individuals especially among women. This standard is full of false ideals which contribute to the altered perception and definition of beauty nowadays. Women are provided with a very fine margin on how to look, dress, and behave to be considered beautiful. Many women of today struggle to keep up with the society’s expectation of women. Some even go as far as getting surgeries…