"Barbie Doll"

This poem is mocking society's strain on beauty. When the speaker describes ridding the girl of her giant nose and cutting off her large thighs, this represents plastic surgery. The first stanza of this poem describes how the girl is naive. This in turn represents how society is naive. Society doesn't think about how their actions may result. At the beginning the girl was thick/healthy and strong until society got the best of her. In the poem, a "fanbelt" is also mentioned; fan belts are thick and strong until they are worn out. Just as a fan belt gets worn out, so can a young girl after society continues to point out her flaws.