Marge Piercy

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I remember being nine years of age and watching all kinds of TV shows. I didn’t quite understand them all, but I sat there and watched them because they entertained my older brother and parents. I specifically remember watching the show South Park. “Oh how dumb,” I would say to my self and I could not understand how adults could find these mean animated characters so funny. At some point it even bothered me and I did not find the show funny but rather insulting. I would also watch The Simpsons…

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because ruining someone's property and destroying property that is not yours. People argue whether spray painting is deviant or actually a form of art. Lastly, the episode, I Don’t Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, shows the deviant act of robbery. Marge goes to the bank and strikes up a conversation with a guy named Dwight. He pulls out a gun and tells everyone to go in the floor. Robbery is considered deviant because it is causing harm to others and taking stuff that isn’t yours. Also, it…

“Barbie Doll”, by Marge Piercy was published in 1971. The date is significant to many women. The American Feminist Movement began in the 1960’s but was still going on in the 1970’s. “Women were finally beginning to stand up for what they believe in” (Piatek). This is important because Marge decided to stand up for what she believes in with the use of a powerful poem. The poem contains both historical and societal context. This poem gives a women’s perspective on how they are treated because of…

The poem ends with her dying and having the undertaker transforming her into the societal view of beautiful she was trying to achieve. Only when she was totally destroyed and altered was she considered pretty by society. This dark poem exemplifies Marge Piercy’s argument about how women’s personalities are completely disregarded and that people only look at the physical characteristics females hold. The poem also allows readers to realize that no one’s opinion should matter more than one’s…

From the Mattel toy models that young little girls admired on shelves of toy stores and human doll transformations videos that are popular on the internet, Barbie and many other plastic heroines have made a huge influence on today’s modern women. Marge Piercy’s poem, “Barbie Doll”, explores the awkward obstacles of puberty and the pressures of reaching the standards of beauty and acceptance. This story of a young normal girl being conformed into the lifestyle of being “perfect” is a true…

Critical Analysis on “Barbie Doll” Marge Piercy uses a variety of literary devices to express how unfair society’s standards are in her poem “Barbie Doll”. The poem tells the story of a young girl going through puberty. As she grows, her classmates begin to be rude to her and criticize her looks, particularly her nose and thighs. The girl tries desperately to fit in by changing her looks and it wasn’t enough. Eventually the girl cuts off her nose and legs and offers them up to her peers. This…

I will be comparing the poem Marks by Linda Pastan and Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy. First, to start off both of the poems titles have to do something with body image, and how everyone views us. The setting of each poems are not made very clear, I see them from a mid 20s woman married in Marks by Linda Pastan and a younger girl going through middle school or high school with Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy. I think each poem is narrated by women for two reasons, one it was written by a woman and two…