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    their appearance. The short story‚ Barbie Q written by Sandra Cisneros‚ also shows the concept of girls trying to be “perfect.” It shows two girls trying to dress up their dolls to look high class. They spend so much money on clothing‚ shoes‚ and accessories‚ even though they come from a low income family‚ just to make their dolls look their best. The girls show the true meaning of someone being materialistic. When society focuses on the image of the next Barbie‚ women aren’t realizing how that’s

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    In Sandra Cisneros’s "Barbie-Q"‚ a sudden abundance of flawed Barbie dolls makes the child narrator accepts her own identity and discards society’s ideals of women. The initial storyworld is that of materialism and perfection. What the narrator values in her dolls and what she plays with them could be seen as a reflection of her own self image‚ of what she thinks she should look like and what kind of life she should live. From the first few lines of the story it becomes clear that the narrator of

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    MINH TRAN – DMA # 1 Barbie-Q By Sandra Cisneros Cisneros opens her tale with a possessive pronoun: “yours”‚ which confounds readers and draw their immediate attention. Without delay‚ they are then brought into the world of Barbie Dolls: “yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail” and “mine is the one with bubble hair”. Here‚ we are overwhelmed with details of the dolls’ costumes - “Red Flair”‚ “sophisticated A-line coatdress with a Jackie Kennedy pillbox hat”‚ “white gloves”‚ etc. - listed

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    Two stories that are abundant with feminist views and stereotypes are Cisneros’ Barbie-Q and My Tocaya. In both stories‚ we see characters struggle with what it means to be a woman. Cisneros explores the standards women are held up to‚ and the standards they make for themselves. Cisneros does a wonderful job of bringing out the worries‚ fears‚ and Otherness that women frequently grapple with in their daily lives. She writes her tales‚ all the while reflecting and dismantling stereotypes of women

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    short story Barbie-Q written Sandra Cisneros there you wouldn’t automatically think the sock dress had a bigger meaning to it‚ but actually it represents that no matter how little the young girl had she was grateful for what she was fortunate enough to have. Now if you took this symbol and this story and placed it into the twenty-first century you would get a whole other interpretation. Kids these days always want more no matter how much you give them. If you gave a little girl a barbie with no dress

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    obstacles in order to Reach their goals‚ dreams‚ and become successful. Benjamin defines success as being perfect. In the other Hand‚ Sandra also define success by going to college and Being on her own without any help. Benjamin Franklin and Sandra Cisneros are both famous writers who Achieved their success in their own way. Benjamin and Sandra have so many similarities such as They both struggled a lot on their process of becoming Successful. Both of this characters share the

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    Sandra Cisneros‚ an award winning novelist base all of her short stories on the two cultures which she has grown up in and now call her heritage‚ American and Mexican. The merge of these two cultures play a significant role in the plot and setting of her stories. My Lucy friend who smells like corn‚ Eleven‚ Mexican Movies‚ Barbie Q and Mericans are just of few of Sandra stories in which she merges both the American and Mexican culture. In “My Lucy friend who smells like cheese‚” Cisneros describe

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    At the age of 41‚ Barbie is one of the longest living toys in America. While she may not be the face of America‚ she has a well-known American face that not only created the doll industry but also set the standard. Her many faces‚ hairstyles‚ careers‚ and even wardrobe luxuries are seen nearly everywhere you go. Barbara Millicent Roberts‚ better known as Barbie‚ made her debut at the America Toy Fair in New York City in the winter of 1959. Barbie has continued to evolve with the changing

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    com/od/bstartinventions/a/The-History-Of-Barbie-Dolls.htm 1.Barbie’s "real" measurements are 5 inches (bust)‚ 3 ¼ inches (waist)‚ 5 3/16 inches (hips) 2.Her weight is 7 ¼ ounces‚ and her height is 11.5 inches tall. 3.The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel)‚ whose own daughter was called Barbara. 4.Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. 5.The Ken doll was named after Ruth’s son and was introduced two years after Barbie in 1961. http://xroads

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    revision Who is Barbie? What does she stand for? Do all younger girls envy her? Emily Prager is a columnist for the New York Times and a fiction writer who has written many books. She reads an article in the New York Times about a man’s death‚ Jack Ryan. He was an inventor and designer‚ a man with many accomplishments. As Prager reads on‚ to her astonishment‚ she discovers that one of Ryan’s accomplishments was designing Barbie. “Of course‚” she thought. Why would a woman make Barbie with a “39 inch

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