"Barbie Doll"
Marge Piercy
In this poem, a beautiful young girl faces peer pressure as she goes through puberty. The people around stress how unattractive they view her nose and legs. "Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs" (Piercy). The diction that Piercy uses helps to emphasize this point. The phrase is not 'Everyone saw a fat nose and thick legs. The phrase specifically uses the preposition on. This preposition helps to express that these two features of the young girl are they only features that people see of her. The young girl tries to change in order to appeal to society, and she dies from it. When she is in her casket people finally say that she looks beautiful. This outrageous end expresses a strong point. People should not focus on the outer appearance of others because they will miss the hidden beauties of the individual. in this poem, the people could not see that "She was healthy, tested intelligent, possessed strong arms and back, ..." (Piercy). In addition, people should not try to change their appearance to please others because it will bring harm to themselves, maybe not through death but at least in a dishonesty to their unique being.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Identity Unit 1 (Hazel Tells LaVerne)
"Hazel Tells Laverne"
Hatharyn Howd Machan
An obvious observation of this poem is its lack of punctuation. This greatly reflects the character Hazel. She seems uneducated and rather gruff. She uses words such as "sida", "flushm", "hitsm", and "talkin" among others. This diction displays poor grammar, and along with the lack of punctuation, Hazel's diction leads the reader to surmise that she is uneducated. In addition, Hazel's poor display of grammar lends humor to the poem.
This poem is a parody of "The Frog Prince". Hazel refused to kiss the frog even when offered royalty. Hazel seemed to be in need of money because she worked cleaning toilets. The situation was ironic because where most women would seize an offer of royalty, Hazel did not. By not kissing the frog, Hazel missed out on an opportunity for an easier life. Perhaps a message that Machan wished to convey was that hard work will open opportunities in life , but we must be wise enough to recognize them.
Hatharyn Howd Machan
An obvious observation of this poem is its lack of punctuation. This greatly reflects the character Hazel. She seems uneducated and rather gruff. She uses words such as "sida", "flushm", "hitsm", and "talkin" among others. This diction displays poor grammar, and along with the lack of punctuation, Hazel's diction leads the reader to surmise that she is uneducated. In addition, Hazel's poor display of grammar lends humor to the poem.
This poem is a parody of "The Frog Prince". Hazel refused to kiss the frog even when offered royalty. Hazel seemed to be in need of money because she worked cleaning toilets. The situation was ironic because where most women would seize an offer of royalty, Hazel did not. By not kissing the frog, Hazel missed out on an opportunity for an easier life. Perhaps a message that Machan wished to convey was that hard work will open opportunities in life , but we must be wise enough to recognize them.
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