Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy
“Barbie Doll,” written by Marge Piercy tells a story about a young girl’s quest for the approval of others. ... It demonstrates another example of how women are pressured to act in an unreal manner, such as that of a Barbie doll. ... Pink and white are also the colors that are associated with Barbie dolls. ... American society describes someone as beautiful if they have a perfect body and are thin, such as the eventual state of the “Barbie doll” in this poem.