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Appearances
Appearance is pretty much the only thing Barbie has. And since she's a doll, we know she can't think or do anything either. Of course, the girlchild in "Barbie Doll" offers far more than an appearance, yet her appearance is the only thing everyone cares about. Society, this poem tells us, often prefers dolls over people. Go figure.
Appearances may be skin deep, but in Piercy's poem they have a way of killing what's inside too. Bummer.
If true beauty comes from within, then "everyone" in Piercy's poem looks pretty silly valuing a lifeless doll over a talented person like the girlchild. Wise up, y'all.
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