"Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs." -PAGE 835
I found this poem rather interesting and relatable. In our society, like in this poem, everyone judges people by their outward appearance. The girl in the poem felt pretty, like a Barbie. She did not see any flaws in herself until someone pointed them out. After someone pointed it out, that was all she could think about. She thought that was all anyone noticed and she became preoccupied with the idea. She did what she did to try and fix and hide her flaws. With the girl going to extreme measures in the end, I think the author was trying to warn us. She does not want us judging people because we don't know how far or seriously they will take it. Even if they seem fine, they might not be. When I was little, I played with Barbies and never really thought about the message they were spreading about body image. They portrayed what society views as a perfect body. Even as children, judgement was inevitable because of the things we had.
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