Barbie Doll
Marge Piercy
This girlchild was born as usual
and prese...
English, 20.03.2020 22:32 yesseniaroman21
Barbie Doll
Marge Piercy
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.
What tone is conveyed through the mention of all the gifts given to the child in Marge Piercyās poem, āBarbie Dollā?
A.
Happiness, to celebrate the birth of the child
B.
Sarcasm, to mock the gender stereotyping
C.
Fear, to illustrate the new motherās panic
D.
Frustration, to show that the gifts are useless
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