Not only the Barbie dolls have perfect outlooks, but also Barbie represented an opportunity for young girls to see her as a trend-setting career woman. ... It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries, with the well-known fact that three Barbie dolls are sold every second. That's why having a Barbie doll is a dream for every little girl. ... I still remember, I was so excited when I got my first Barbie doll which was bought by my father for me after he got his salary next day. ... Finally, he bought a bigger house for grandmother, but gr...

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My grandma remembered during harvest season that some Mexican families would come and live in three small houses on the land. ... She and her sisters would get one doll and a trunk for doll clothes for Christmas. ... My grandma said that girl never touched her dolls again! ... She liked to make paper dolls to play with also. ... It was unusual for a farm lady to work outside the house in those days. ...

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When at home, David's mother restricts him from going outside to play with the boys, leaving him no choice but to play with dolls with his sister. However, when his father becomes aware of this, he puts David down for engaging in feminine activities instead of interacting with boys his own age "Damn grown boy playing with dolls." ... It was the only way to gain his father's honour and acceptance as his son, so when his parents leave the house, David awaits the possum with a rifle in the kitchen, and shoots it when it comes back. ... David is a sensitive, feminine child, and the on...

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They believe that pink is a little too feminine for their son and dolls can make him looks like a sissy. ... Girls get dolls, for their parents want them to be a good mother who would devote her life to nurture their children, and cooking set toy, for the parents hope that their daughters will be able to learn the importance of providing food for her future husband and kids. ... For example, I am not allowed to leave the house after 9 pm and must go back safely to the house at 12 pm, at most, whilst my brother, younger than me, has a free and unlimited curfew time. ...

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There were two houses on the farm and her grandma and grandpa Keeven lived in the other house. She was the fifth child born in the family and the house they lived in was getting crowded. By the time they moved into the new house they build her parents had a sixth child, a girl. They filled up the new house over the years. ... Then there were days when I wanted to be a kid again and play with dolls or make mud pies." ...

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At school the rambunctious boy gets dirty, plays baseball while his sister and her friends, in little skirts, play house with dolls, a miniature stove, washing machine and car. ... The social pressure bearing down on all sides, influenced by the media, by the press, touted in the ladies home journal, if you just do this, you"ll be happy, if you just buy this soap, this house, this washer and dryer. ...

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Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... If the house is falling apart she may feel guilty for going to work. ...

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For instance, you just know for sure that there's no monster under your bed, or that doll in your basement isn't haunted or there's simply just a rat chewing the lines in the backyard, that's why the television shut off or the lights cut off, right? ... To make sure that we don't speak they occasionally send aliens to our house in the middle of the night to frighten us. ...

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The next day, after the episode between Papa and Miss Irene was when Faith noticed that the Barbie dolls that Hope was calmly playing with the day before were headless, naked, covered in blue ink on their stomachs, and the pelvic area on each had been viciously mutilated (46). ... When Hope has an affair with Ronald, Miss Irene's current boyfriend, Miss Irene is fed up and therefore kicks her out of the house, and this lets out the secret of the past. ...

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Marsha describes the Barbie saying, "The other doll, however, was a magnificent sight. ... Green's house as an adult, she reflects, "My life seemed bound to his in a way I couldn't explain and didn't want to. ...

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