Barbie Doll

Barbie Doll:

This was a very interesting poem because it shows the beauty of a girl's childhood. A little girl that lived in her dream world filled with happiness and everything she ever wanted. At this age she probably never once thought of how she looked in the mirror or her appearance to everyone else around her. This childhood  state of innocence soon crashes with one magic word of puberty. The growth of a child to a young woman soon transforms this young girl's view of the world. Everything this girl does is based upon looks. She only takes into account the negative aspects about herself that she sees including her great big nose and fat legs. This poem of self depreciation shows how a lovely child full of life digresses into a sad girl who takes her personal image so greatly to heart that it leads her to her deathbed. The scary part about Barbie Doll is that the timeline of events in this poem are not uncommon. Girls living in modern society today face problems such as anorexia and would prefer to be extremely unhealthy just to look a certain way. Today's image is based solely on what is seen in media, that beauty is hardly ever taken for what it is worth.