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dissatisfaction typically begins at the age of six. A shocking yet true reality. The source of this unhappiness comes from everyday objects that you usually wouldn’t give a second glance. Barbie is one of those objects. Although lifeless, this doll portrays the ideal women. With her flawless…

Tillie the All-Time Teller was one of the first ATMs, run by the First National Bank of Atlanta and considered to be one of the most successful ATMs in the banking industry. Tillie the All-Time Teller had a picture of a smiling blonde girl on the front of the machine to suggest it was user-friendly, had an apparent personality, and could greet people by name. Many banks hired women dressed as this person to show their customers how to use Tillie the All-Time Teller. It was introduced by the…

In “Barbie Doll,” Marge Piercy destroys the preconceived notion that a woman has to be “perfect” to be beautiful. Piercy uses the title, diction, and repetition to show that a woman is not perfect nor should she be expected to be. Piercy uses the title “Barbie Doll” as a way to bring the image of a stereotypically “perfect” woman to the forefront of her audience’s mind. The use of the title juxtaposed against the “girlchild[‘s]” (1) own body in “you have a great big nose and fat legs” (6)…

the co - founder of Barbie herself describes Barbie as a "cult". Initially her intent was to create a more adult like doll that would ease a girl's self-esteem as she’s growing up. Due to the fact that this dates back to the 1950's, there were no adult like dolls at the time. The only dolls on the market were either baby or toddler dolls. Ruth came up with the idea of an adult doll through the books of her daughter Barbara. The way she began the Barbie Company and how much it has expanded today…

and birthdays, I typically asked for the usual; clothes, a pony, toys I had seen on TV. But that year all I wanted was one thing: an American Girl doll. It seemed that over the course of the year, every girl in my class had gotten one except me. I felt like the odd one out; girls in my class would throw ‘American Girl doll parties’ where they’d play dolls and eat bite sized food, and I was never invited. To a little…

“All I want you to say is nothing at all. And all I want you to do is stare at the wall. I love your plastic hair and your plastic eyes. Marvel at your plastic breasts and your plastic thighs” (Genius Lyrics, 2017). The 1998 hit, “Polyester Girl”, by Australian band Regurgitator, flawlessly and ironically construes the confining and claustrophobic mould women of the 21st Century are expected to shape shift into (Wikipedia, 2017). With the media’s influence at a skyrocketing high and women…

Barbie Dolls: The Feminist or the Antagonist of Modernity Living in a world, where beauty is everything defines life as a whole. What you see in the media can affect how you choose to live. Magazines, television, advertisements all have one common denominator: Models. From fashion models, to commercial, to even promotional, the galore of models vary for many reasons. On one hand, the beauty of it all causes admiration world-wide, conversely just as much controversy. Beautiful, charming, yet…

act, dress, and look. In the poem, one sees the negative effects these mounting pressures have on one young lady. In the poem, “Barbie Doll,” by Marge Piercy, the theme of the unreasonableness of the expectations placed on women is explored through the poems usage of symbolism, imagery and irony. The first symbol is found in title “Barbie Doll.” The symbol of the doll comes to life as the “girlchild” (line 1) strives to fit into society’s ideas of perfection that are modeled in her toys. Even…

Marge Piercy and Lucille Clifton reflect this movement in their writing. The poems by Marge Piercy “Barbie Doll” and by Lucille Clifton “homage to my hips” have very unusual viewpoints and attitudes in expressing their story on similar subjects. Both poems present the aspect of women rejection of society’s expectations concerning their physical appearance. In both Marge Piercy’s poem “Barbie Doll” and Lucille Clifton’s poem “homage to my hips,” each poet condemns the traditional feminine…

poem “Barbie Doll” written by Marge Piercy is about a girl who is pressured to look beautiful by her classmates in school. However, her classmates’ expectations were unrealistic. When the girl couldn’t take the pressure anymore of trying to look pretty, she kills herself. I determined the theme of this poem by its title and figurative language. First, I figured out the poem’s theme by its title and figurative language. For instance, the title’s name is “Barbie Doll.” A barbie doll is a popular…