Marge Piercy

women's rights supporters toward the ending of sexism. Authors such as 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…

Analysis of “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years. Mattel received many criticisms about Barbie and the impact she has on young girls. In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy the title perfectly introduces the message of the poem. The Barbie doll is known to be the “idol” figure that all girls want to be. The toy symbolizes the need to have physical qualities that fit in, just as the poem implies. In short “Barbie Doll”…

“Barbie Doll”, Marge Piercy transforms the titles meaning from a toy to an unattainable goal set on woman and in Theodore Roethke's “My Papa’s Waltz” an enjoyable dance becomes a painful memory. The denotative meaning of a barbie doll is a doll representing a conventionally attractive young woman and the most famous of famous dolls is Barbie. With dazzling blonde hair and crystal blue eyes, she is what every girl aged 3-12 should aspire to. In “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy the barbie…

themselves look and have the appearance of perfection. From makeup to cosmetic surgery, their natural looks are being changed every day. Piercy makes the readers understand how society’s idea of judgment for women creates low self-esteem for those who do not fit that standard. Barbie plays an important part in building the character of a woman in society. Marge Piercy discusses society’s expectations from women, particularly girls. Society does presume that young girl should act perfect, like…

written by jewish-American writer Marge Piercy, it was published in 1971. Piercy writes this poem during an era of second wave feminism (Grimes, Linda. Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll”. Letterpile). This poem is known for it’s message of how society’s expectations were for women and how pressuring it was for them. In this Poem the author uses personification, imagery and metaphor etc, to describe the meaning of this poem, and how the expectations of society can hurt. Piercy uses Imagery…

toys they play with may have drastic results on the way they perceive themselves later on life. In Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” she shows how a perfectly fine young woman can be torn down by society, and society can ultimately ruin a person (Piercy 522). From eating disorders to Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Piercy in “Barbie Doll” shows that Barbie still has a harmful effect on young women today. In Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” she writes, “She was healthy, tested intelligent, possessed strong…

so they had to do something to regain dominance. “A Work of Artifice” by Marge Piercy uses word choice and metaphors to prove that sexism has dehumanized girls and denied them the right to equality. All girls are born with the same natural rights as boys, but no one will let them explore their potential. Marge Piercy uses metaphors to compare a bonsai tree to a young girl and uses the gardener to represent society. Piercy brilliantly captures the gardener’s mind by sharing the voice of the poem…

Irony in poetry is an essential tool wielded by the author. “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith, and “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy, use situational, dramatic, and verbal irony, respectively, to show hidden layers of the poem beneath the literal surface. In “Richard Cory”, the narrator tells the tale of Richard Cory, a man of great wealth and social status. The narrator explains the façade of the wealthy man, who appears cheerful and content…

How one decides to live their life is solely each for their own. “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Resumé” by Dorothy Parker, and “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy all focus on what life means to different individuals. Robinson expresses that looks can be illusory. The speaker of “Resumé” tells how painful death can be; and Piercy gives the idea that it is almost impossible for most women to obtain such an image as society holds. The theme throughout “Richard Cory” expresses that looks…

it mentions a color TV, which I believe, during that time; there was not much technology, so people might feel excited about the innovation of technology. The tone of the poem is frightening, for example, a baby with crook… lung and kidney cancer (Marge 435). I found no happiness in the poem at all. I feel like the point of the author is trying to get our attentions that we sacrifice our life just for those fancy and new items, yet we never fulfill. What is more important than our own…