No Name Woman vs. Barbie Doll: Battle of the Millennia Let's face it. Society is chock full of subtle, and not-so-subtle, demands to conform to the "norm", and going with the flow is a big part of life. Ideas of conformity are beaten into us as soon as we're able to comprehend the world we live in. A large piece of the conformity pie deals with the role of the woman, and how she should …showed first 75 words of 1098 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1098 total…for Piercy's "Barbie Doll", which illustrates the horror of sacrificing one's individuality in order to belong. Total assimilation into a group and it's version of "perfection" is to erase your self and become one of many. This choice, this action, however easier and less painful, is a far worse fate than being judged and sentenced for expressing individuality. Our uniqueness, our rarity, this is what makes us human. This is what gives us a soul.