Barbie Doll

In the early stages of childhood, adults and peers alike expect others to conform to a certain type of beauty. This beauty plagues the world, and the speaker believes that it is not true beauty. We do not look at a girl's beneficial traits, such as, "healthy", "intelligent", and "strong arms and back" but criticize the bad ones, especially their aesthetic appearance like "a fat nose on thick legs (835)". This girl transforms into a Barbie doll to society. She wants to be liked to be accepted, so she heeds the advice of her peers. She tries to "play coy", excercise, and diet. However, she loses herself to maintain the wanted appearance of society. She loses her true individuality to assume a mask of cosmetics. Finally, she attains everyone's praise, but how much has she actually gained? She lost herself but gained public affirmation.