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The central theme of the poem "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy is that society cannot accept natural beauty of women, who grow up thinking that they need to be perfect like Barbie. The girl in the poem held qualities mostly associated with men in society, which causes her to feel the pressure of society. As a result of feeling inadequate, she "went to and fro apologizing" (line 10). This is sad because she was not what women were 'supposed' to be. Although she had great skill in manual labor, society only pointed out her appearance as being flawed. By saying that she was "wore out like a fan belt" (line14-15), it is implied that she is not what everyone else looks like, but it is not a bad thing, just society wants everyone the same. The irony of this poem is seeing when people say she is most beautiful when she was dead. This is so sad to see that society is that concerned with the outside rather than what is inside. Overall, this poem shows how distorted the perception of people is today in society.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
POUI Blog #1
#13
In the poem "Much Madness is Divinest Sense", Dickinson uses two phrases which cause a paradox when used together. The phrases go hand in hand to understand the meaning and reason for the use of them. The paradoxal phrases are "Much Madness is divinest sense"(line 1) and "Much Sense-the starkest Madness"(line 3). This paradox causes the reader to look closer at what they are reading. Therefore, they find what the true meaning of this poem is. Although it seems to be contradicting phrases used together seem wrong, they in fact are correct once realizing the point Dickinson is trying to get across. The phrases ultimately are addressing people who conform to society. By not conforming, a person may seem insane to society, but they see they are staying true to themselves. A person who conforms is mad because although society accepts them, they cannot accept themselves because they are being something they are not. This is the truth revealed through this paradox. Without the paradox, the poem would not have been as effective.
In the poem "Much Madness is Divinest Sense", Dickinson uses two phrases which cause a paradox when used together. The phrases go hand in hand to understand the meaning and reason for the use of them. The paradoxal phrases are "Much Madness is divinest sense"(line 1) and "Much Sense-the starkest Madness"(line 3). This paradox causes the reader to look closer at what they are reading. Therefore, they find what the true meaning of this poem is. Although it seems to be contradicting phrases used together seem wrong, they in fact are correct once realizing the point Dickinson is trying to get across. The phrases ultimately are addressing people who conform to society. By not conforming, a person may seem insane to society, but they see they are staying true to themselves. A person who conforms is mad because although society accepts them, they cannot accept themselves because they are being something they are not. This is the truth revealed through this paradox. Without the paradox, the poem would not have been as effective.
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