The Expectations Of Women In Marge Piercy's Barbie Doll

Barbie Doll written by Marge Piercy in 1970 is a reflection of how women were supposed to act and look in the 70’s and before the 70’s. Women were always thought to be picture perfect, perfect weight, perfect height, stay in the kitchen and do everything she is told although this is the expectations of the 70’s and before, those are not the expectations of women today. Women today do what they want to basically if their religions allow. According to Marge Piercy’s poem, women should be perfect from birth, become the perfect house wife, not have flaws while going through puberty, and look up to models you are skinny and almost unhealthy looking, this is not how women are not meant to be seen.
Throughout the poem Marge gives examples of what women should be like and how they should be perfect from birth. When Marge mentions “and presented dolls that did pee-pee and miniature GE stoves and irons and wee lipsticks the color of cherry
Women have always been expected to be home and take care of the children along with cleaning the house and cooking every meal for the family but, now-a-days men have been able to say they want to stay at home and take care of the children, clean and cook meals while the woman goes out and makes an honest living for herself for her and her family. But, women are still being bullied into being perfect and it still causes problems, there are too many women being bullied to the point where they would rather spend thousands of dollars to become something they’re not or they want to end their lives when in reality, they just need to be told to live their life the way they want to and that they’re beautiful no matter