Unit 9-Entry #2

If the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy was updated to today’s “Bratz Doll” many items would change. First of all the “Bratz Doll” is very materialistic. So the poem would focus on being able to purchase items and not being able to purchase items. The poem would point out the pressure to have the latest fashion in order to “fit in” or be “accepted.” The updated version of the poem would point out that if you had a low economic status than you would be judged or perhaps ridiculed for that. The “Bratz Doll” also wears a plentiful amount of make-up. Young children and preteens would get the idea that by wearing a lot of make-up makes one beautiful. Also the “Bratz Doll” Displays clothes that show the dolls stomach accompanied with a skirt that is too short. By having this displayed on the doll the poem would also dig into body image. The “Bratz Doll” is much like a “Barbie Doll,” but each are different in their own way.