Barbie Doll Poem Summary and Line by Line Analysis by Marge Piercy in English

Introduction Marge Piercyโ€™s poem โ€œBarbie Dollโ€ addresses the unreasonable and ridiculous demands made of young girls. Second-wave feminism was prevalent when โ€œBarbie Dollโ€ was composed and released. The speaker discusses the emotions that feminism was and is still battling against throughout the poem. She uses the narrative of a โ€œgirlchildโ€ to talk about gender roles โ€ฆ Read more