I thought the section "Marriage" was funny because it is an institution girls look forward to ever since they were little. Most girls can imagine what their wedding day will look like with our "prince charming". I thought it was interesting that the poem discusses Barbie having thoughts of other men, besides Ken. The men described are ones who you would not picture as "price charming" but rather an everyday man....certainly not good enough for Barbie!
"One with rastafarian dreadlocks-
spun with fuzz, not stiff
like the arcs of a plastic Jello mold.
Another chubby and balding
with John Lennon glasses."
page 40
I agree, I like the fact that Duhamel includes images of other men in Barbie's head. To me it shows that the perfect mate for us, doesn't hacve to be the perfect mate by society's standards.
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