"Motherhood is a joy." “Your first priority is to take care of your husband and children.” “Homemaking can be exciting and fulfilling” (Modern Feminism internet). This was one of the pieces of advice women would hear in society. This was what society believed women were good for. Modern feminist poets, such as Marge Piercy, focus on women. novels and poetry often focus on feminist or social concerns, although her settings vary" (Marge internet) is an example of her feminist writing. In the poem "Barbie Doll", Margie Piercy writes about a girl who is shamed by society because of her appearance; the poem chronicles the girl's life from youth to adulthood, in the midst of her transition to becoming a young woman she will become a victim of society's word and will not be beautiful until she is dead to cause of all the mutilations suffered on her skin. This little girl was born as usual and presented peeing dolls and miniature GE stoves and irons and little lipsticks the color of cherry candy. In the magic of puberty, a companion classy said: You have a huge nose and fat legs (Lines 1-6) In the first stanza, lines ten to eleven, however, the reader learns that this is still not good enough. The gift of being healthy, having a brain, being strong, and maintaining a wonderful sex drive is not enough for society. Society doesn't want this, it's still their fault. The girl still has a big nose and thick legs. His fat nose and thick legs were all society saw. She can apologize for this because it's no one's fault but hers. It's the child's fault because she doesn't have the outward beauty that her classmates and peers look for, so she has no choice but to apologize for not meeting their needs.