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Essay / Feminist critique of modern times in Barbie by Marge Piercy...
"Motherhood is a joy." “Your first priority is to take care of your husband and children.” “Housework can be exciting and fulfilling” (Internet Modern Feminism). This was one of the pieces of advice women heard in society. This was why society believed women were good. Modern feminist poets, like Marge Piercy, focus on women. novels and poetry often focus on feminist or social concerns, although its parameters vary” (Internet Margin). Her poem “Barbie Doll” is an example of her demonstrating her feminist writing. In the poem “Barbie Doll,” Margie Piercy talks about a woman. girl who is shamed by society because of her appearance; the poem tells about the girl's life from her youth to adulthood, in the midst of her transition to becoming a young woman, she will become a victim of society's word and will only be beautiful when she died of all the mutilations done to his skin. This little girl was born as usual and presented with peeing dolls and miniature GE frying pans and irons and little cherry candy colored lipsticks. In the magic of puberty, a classmate said: You have a very big nose and big legs. (Lines 1-6) In the first stanza, lines ten to eleven however, the reader learns that this is still not enough. The gift of being healthy, having a brain, being strong, and maintaining a wonderful libido is not enough for society. Society does not want this, it is always at fault. The girl still has a big nose and thick legs. His big nose and thick legs were the only thing society saw. She needs to apologize for this because it's no one's fault but her own. It's the little girl's fault because she doesn't have the external beauty that her classmates and classmates are looking for, so she has no choice but to apologize for not meeting their children.