Perfection is what matters in societies eyes
Perfection is Everything
Perfection is what matters most in modern society’s eyes. It seems that people will do whatever they can to make society look at them in a positive way. In Marge Piercy’s poem “Barbie doll,” the author uses symbolism in many different ways to show us that individuals thrive to reach perfection in a society but how it truly shows in the end.
When one thinks of the word Barbie in their brain they immediately start to think about those plastic dolls that little girls play with in their childhood. One thinks about perfection, and beauty among most things. The title itself “Barbie Doll” (p.754) a symbol itself by referring to it as being something perfect. Many children today look at Barbie’s all around the world and ask themselves why they don’t look like the toy and how it’s so perfect with no flaws or faults. Even in the adult world today people look at models and try and make themselves look like them which can make them doing many things to their bodies that is not healthy for them. Even though everything about it is fake just like the doll, they are trying to look perfect in the society that they are living in.
The poet starts in the first stanza of the poem symbolizing the toys that the little girl plays with and showing how she is playing “grown-up” wanting to be older in society. The poet says: “This girl child was born as usual and presented dolls that did pee-pee and miniature GE stoves and irons and wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy…” (p.754) Piercy shows the readers symbolism by saying that the little girl is playing with her “pee-pee dolls” is really showing that the girl is playing make pretend and is acting like a mother and the dolls are her babies, yet proving to us that the girl wants to grow up and not be a little kid anymore. Symbolism also occurs when the author says “…lipsticks the color of cherry candy…” this symbolizes two things. The first thing it symbolizes is “womanhood”. When women are older they
Perfection is what matters most in modern society’s eyes. It seems that people will do whatever they can to make society look at them in a positive way. In Marge Piercy’s poem “Barbie doll,” the author uses symbolism in many different ways to show us that individuals thrive to reach perfection in a society but how it truly shows in the end.
When one thinks of the word Barbie in their brain they immediately start to think about those plastic dolls that little girls play with in their childhood. One thinks about perfection, and beauty among most things. The title itself “Barbie Doll” (p.754) a symbol itself by referring to it as being something perfect. Many children today look at Barbie’s all around the world and ask themselves why they don’t look like the toy and how it’s so perfect with no flaws or faults. Even in the adult world today people look at models and try and make themselves look like them which can make them doing many things to their bodies that is not healthy for them. Even though everything about it is fake just like the doll, they are trying to look perfect in the society that they are living in.
The poet starts in the first stanza of the poem symbolizing the toys that the little girl plays with and showing how she is playing “grown-up” wanting to be older in society. The poet says: “This girl child was born as usual and presented dolls that did pee-pee and miniature GE stoves and irons and wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy…” (p.754) Piercy shows the readers symbolism by saying that the little girl is playing with her “pee-pee dolls” is really showing that the girl is playing make pretend and is acting like a mother and the dolls are her babies, yet proving to us that the girl wants to grow up and not be a little kid anymore. Symbolism also occurs when the author says “…lipsticks the color of cherry candy…” this symbolizes two things. The first thing it symbolizes is “womanhood”. When women are older they