Barbie Doll

This is a video interpretation done for class of "Barbie Doll", a poem by Marge Piercy.

Barbie Doll




This girlchild was born as usual
and presented dolls that did pee-pee
and miniature GE stoves and irons
and wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy.
Then in the magic of puberty, a classmate said:
You have a great big nose and fat legs.

She was healthy, tested intelligent,
possessed strong arms and back,
abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity.
She went to and fro apologizing.
Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs.

She was advised to play coy,
exhorted to come on hearty,
exercise, diet, smile and wheedle.
Her good nature wore out
like a fan belt.
So she cut off her nose and her legs
and offered them up.

In the casket displayed on satin she lay
with the undertaker's cosmetics painted on,
a turned-up putty nose,
dressed in a pink and white nightie.
Doesn't she look pretty? everyone said.
Consummation at last.
To every woman a happy ending.



Marge Piercy

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[00IRON001]

this will make me think twice before i tell a girl she is ugly. Im a guy

[XxArtisticDollxX]

This is truly amazing

[krh0315]

WHAT IS THIS MUSIC?

[tarithasarii]

this poem is totally the best. the personification that piercy uses and the irony-it reflects our society towards the meaning of beautiful.

[strait2dasource]

whats the play called

[2punk4u93]

huh?

[Kellieskaife]

Thats So Powerful...

*****

[anamia1986]

I read this play in Honors English 10 it was such an awsome and amazing play. It is very deep and makes women think of how they perseive themselves and will let other people tare tair them down to self distruction