Is Barbie the model woman? For generations, girls have played with this doll, and many aspired to be just like her: party girl, career woman, and beauty queen, all rolled into one. In Marge Piercy's poem titled “Barbie Doll,” the title foreshadows the theme of the poem, which is that girls are ultimately and fatally trapped in society's narrow definitions of female behavior and beauty. When Piercy compares the young woman in the poem to a Barbie doll, he reveals the irony of the title. In “Barbie Doll” the speaker is aware of the events that happen in the lives of young girls; however, the speaker does not know what the girl thinks about the events that are happening. I believe Piercy did this so the reader could feel for themselves how the girl felt. The poem is told much like a fairy tale; it is told in a very realistic way. It is obvious that Piercy uses Barbie to symbolize what society thinks a woman should aspire to be if she wants to become “the perfect woman”. Barbie, with her unrealistic body type: busty, small waist, thin thighs, long legs, blonde and blue eyes, reflects our culture's idea of ​​being feminine. Yet most women will never, no matter how hard they try, become a living Barbie. Using similes, symbols, and a fairy-tale tone, Piercy creates a masterpiece featuring a suicidal girl rather than Barbie, the "perfect woman," to whom the young girl is compared throughout the poem. The speaker sets the tone for the entire poem by starting the first stanza with a happy, fairy-tale style beginning. Just as Barbie's life is full of exciting material things, as depicted in the books and films starring Barbie, the young g...... in the center of the card...... this can be seen as a happy end because a young woman no longer has to try to conform to society. Marge Piercy ironically paired a suicidal girl with the famous children's toy Barbie. By giving the poem the title “Barbie Doll,” Piercy shows how society expected the girl in the poem to achieve the desired qualities of a “perfect woman.” This masterpiece allows the reader to see inside the world of this troubled young woman who differs from society's norms. After reading this poem I concluded that society somehow compares women to Barbie dolls, which in turn reflects the qualities that society values ​​in women. Piercy does a great job of showing society's perspective on the "perfect woman." Her use of symbols, tone, and the comparison between the girl and Barbie allow the reader to see how society expects certain traits from women..