Theme Of Barbie-Q By Sandra Cisneros

In the short story, “Barbie-Q” by Sandra Cisneros, you can see how ones social class can affect their lifestyle and outlook on the world. The theme of this short story composed by Sandra Cisneros is destitution. Cisneros starts the story with incidental symbolism, a portrayal of the Barbie dolls "Yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail” (14) and "Mine is the one with bubble hair” (14), then precedes to explain the dolls attire. Which clearly they made themselves "This and a dress invented from an old sock when we cut holes here and here and here…” (14). We can see Cisneros' aim was to furnish the onlooker with the kind of circumstance the characters are in and how they manage being poor to the point that they can't have decent looking Barbie dolls, nice outfits, or a good quantity of toy accessories.

The way the characters have their Barbie’s interact with each other, we can likewise assemble how living in poverty has influenced the characters' conduct, their dialect, and their point of view overall. For instance, "Your Barbie is roommates with my Barbie, and my Barbie's boyfriend comes over and your Barbie steals him, okay? Kiss.”(14) At that point the two girls engage in a fight due to the two wanting the same male doll which they named Ken.

Making the best of what one has is truly a great thing. The girls in this story show that life for them is more about "needing what you've got" than "getting what you need." These young girls do well with this idea. Their social class which is described as a lower income household allows the girls to appreciate the dolls and accessories that they do have. Additionally you can concur that what's inside matters most to these girls but there still is a longing and even a need to conc...

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...s" represents the idea of poor kids tolerating harmed toys. This energy and acknowledgement hail from the inclination of being much the same as middle and upper class kids and fitting in.

Cisneros makes a sensible character. The young lady's inspired activity is the longing to have the Barbie dolls. While playing with the old dolls, the young lady relates a story of two Barbies. This story of the hero's Barbie losing the fanciful Ken doll to an alternate young lady's Barbie uncovers the kid's disappointment also outrage at what she doesn't have which makes her feel subpar. This parallel to genuine living shows the kid's need of additional Barbies, regardless of the possibility that they are not flawless. In life you should see the positives of what you have regardless of social class, and not what you can’t have, but one should strive to get what you want to have.