Blog post 4: Intro paragraph

          Since 1959 10 million barbie dolls have been sold, 300,000 were sold in the first year. In Marge Piercy's "Barbie Doll" she uses symbolism throughout her poem. Apparent from the title, the main symbol Piercy uses in this poem is a barbie doll. As a symbol, the barbie doll is used mainly in the beginning but the idea of it is used heavily in the beginning and the end. Marge Piercy's use of the barbie doll is very effective because it takes a child hood toy that we all know of, and relates, and compares it to many issues girls struggle with in today's world.    

I.          In "Barbie Doll"