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Poet: Marge Piercy
Poem: Barbie Doll
Volume: Circles on the Water: Selected Poems of Marge Piercy
Year: Published/Written in 1999
Comment 6 of 6, added on April 2nd, 2008 at 5:21 PM.
in regards to the definition of consummation given by Ashlee.. it really means "the point at which an act is completed or finalized- SUCH AS "completion of a marriage by sexual intercourse"
sara from Canada
Comment 5 of 6, added on March 9th, 2008 at 9:07 AM.
While I can see the nightie as a wedding gown and all...I see it as more or less she is undergoing cosmetic surgery in order to change her flaws. Let us not overlook that pink and white are colors also commonly associated with Barbie and girls in general..the putty nose could very well be the plastic nose. Just a thought.
Angela from United States
Comment 4 of 6, added on February 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 AM.
This poem is more then just her "killing herself", this poem is about marriage and the only way to find a guy was to work herself to the bone, to get rid of her nose and legs. she didn't actually cut them off, the white and pink nightie.. a wedding dress, undertaker-her mother, in order to find a husband she gave her feelings and thoughts up.. to become.. plastic.. a carbon copy of a Barbie doll. the end stanza where she said "Consummation at last" ...consummation is a term that means the completion of a marriage by sexual intercourse.
Ashlee from United States
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in regards to the definition of consummation given by Ashlee.. it really means "the point at which an act is completed or finalized- SUCH AS "completion of a marriage by sexual intercourse"
sara from Canada