Gossip Girl

After reading Marge Piercy’s Barbie Doll, the girl in the story had killed herself because she felt that others saw her as ugly. Upon further reading, the poem shows that there is more meaning behind it. The poem is not just about a young woman who takes her life for not being perfect. Piercy uses literary techniques and figurative language that describes a society for women. The writing style in this poem includes long, descriptive lines. Having the long lines with the descriptions helps to…

owning her own restaurant, works hard to save up enough money to do so and eventually through a series of obstacles she is able to succeed and meets a prince along the way, gets married and lives happily ever after. Just supposed an African American girl sees the movie, she would immediately associate herself with the princess and believe that if she works hard her dreams could come true and most likely she too could get married to a prince and live happily ever after. On the other hand, a…

Today, aged 52, and with two children of her own, Julie re-reads her letters for the first time in years, and offers several reflections. “I feel the sadness of the little girl that was me. I also feel the desperation of the little girl wanting to be heard,” she says . Therefore, Julie’s overriding memories of Cholmondeley Home are complex: “It was a good place, and also a traumatic experience. ” To her, the two are not mutually exclusive. Moreover, several memories stand out to Julie, which…

It was the beginning of the school year, and all the seniors were getting stressed about college. Many of the boys that played sports had received scholarships to go play in college, but very few girls were getting good scholarships to places they wanted to go. One of the girls had been a varsity basketball player all four years of high school and she always started on the team, but she was not getting the scholarships she deserved. She was always working hard and practicing on and off season to…

“Hey girl, open the walls.. Play with your dolls.. We’ll be a perfect family..” “Falina, quit being greedy and give your brother some pizza” said a young black haired woman, She was glaring down at a small skinny little black haired girl. The small girl flinched back and lowered her head “S-Sorry M-Mama..” she said quietly pushing away her pizza to her younger brother. The young boy squeaked in excitement and ate it all up in one bite, Falina’s stomach growled loudly. She tried to hide it…

are less likely to cross gender lines than girls” (Auster & Mansbach 2012, 375). However, in some cases this can lead to a patriarchal like reproduction in gender neutral toys. For example, at Target, the “Melissa and Doug” brand has several gender neutral toys. Among them there are six dress up outfits with a picture of a little boy and a little girl wearing the outfits to signify their gender neutrality. If it wasn’t for the picture of the little girl wearing the outfits as well it would seem…

nineteenth century there were clear cut boundaries between what was expected of girls versus what is expected of boys. Girls were taught from a young age to care for a house and children. In the Mother’s Book by Lydia Maria Child women are counseled to give their daughters “A knowledge of domestic duties… Every one ought to know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and cook, and superintend a household” ( , 168). These girls are allowed to have an imagination but are taught to keep it reined in.…

similar experience and she was also pressured to smile and to act in a certain way for a different reason. Farhoud is a young lady about eighteen years who struggled to fit into society. Farhoud stated that it’s all started at home, when she was a little girl, her mother was telling her to follow the rules and to act like a lady. Farhoud also mentioned that her mother often told her to smile no matter what she was feeling based on that she learned to hide her feelings and to be herself. However…

are no exact records of the number of incidences involving child abuse and neglect, in 2000 there were nearly 3 million allegations involving around 5 million children (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). This sadly common situation of one young girl is highlighted in the Tennessee William’s play This Property is Condemned. A simple conversation…

boy or a girl, we are socialized into rules and what does it means to be a boy or a girl. The set of beliefs, norms and practices depends in the place we live. Our family, friends and the media around us it what shape our culture and through them we are socialized into society. What is the first thing that comes in mind what a person thinks about a little girl? The color pink, dresses, flowers, make up, when she gets older marriage, having kids etc. Why it has to be like that? Do every girl have…