Barbie Doll: Man Vs. All

Man Vs. All

In society today, a child is born every five minutes. From that time on, the parents breing their children up with cretin values such as respect. Other values will be learned when the child grows older. Unfortunately, Society puts a big importance on beauty and that can create conflict. In Marge Piercy's poem, "Barbie Doll," the protagonist faces conflict and deals with the external forces by conforming to others' expectations of what defines in a woman; however, unable to confront with the internal forces from within and to accept herself as she is, she ends her life.

The protagonist faces conflict man vs. man for the first time when a classmate confronts her. Like any person, she grows up with one thought on her mind, toys. She has the basic toys, dolls, lipstick, and GE stoves and irons. She does not even think about the way she looks. Then puberty set in, and people start to notice all the little things that do not matter. She learns that some people can be mean when a classmate tells her, "You have a great big nose and fat legs."

The woman faces society when she asks forgiveness for being her. She is an intelligent and healthy person with firm arms and strong back. She also possesses an abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity. Despite her intelligence, she is not a very smart person if she can not understand that all she needs to learn to accept herself. So she goes to and fro apologizing because everyone sees a fat nose on fat legs.

She faces man vs. nature when she tries to alter her appearance. She is shy and somewhat flirty. She always exercises, diets, and tries to come off hearty. Her good attitude does not last very long and finds it hard to be happy. In desperation, she tries to change her physical appearance. She uses plastic surgery to reshape her nose and liposuction to slim down her legs. She cuts off her nose