Barbie Doll and The Modern Day Woman
Barbie Doll and the Modern Day Woman In “Barbie Doll,” Marge Piercy depicts the “girlchild’s” (line 1) ultimately fatal entrapment by society’s narrow definitions of feminine behavior and beauty. ... The poem boils down to a sarcastic attack on the image of the ideal woman. ... Society has a stereotypical concept of what a woman should look like, especially American Society. ... Piercy’s girlchild character is an obvious figure used to comment on society’s view of a woman. ... These lines also point to the stereotypical role of the woman being a domestic figure with the mention of kitchen appliances. ... The mindset of society is to forget about a young woman’s other non-physical traits.