Befriending Barbie

Every time I think of a Barbie doll I think of little girls playing with them in a doll house; I never would of thought that so many grown women and even some men would enjoy collecting and playing with these childish dolls. This story does not change my perspective on Barbie dolls completely. I understand the older women collecting the dolls and keeping them in their boxes to increase the value and maybe one day make money off of it but I do not understand the idea of forty- year old women playing and dressing up the dolls as if they were five -year old little girls with a new toy. I learned that people have many different and legitimate reasons for doing what they do. I said earlier, that the idea of older women with dolls kind of seems immature but some of the women’s reasons made sense of it all. The woman, whose son died, kept collecting dolls because the women of the Barbie world were the only ones who were there for her at the time of his death. This shows that the bond between these collectors is enormous. They do not even know each other all that well and yet they are still there for each other in moments of need. I also think that this is the most important part of the story. It is important because it is displaying the idea of a bond between girls. Having girl friends that understand and believe the same things that you believe is always a great resourse when there are hard times in life. As a writer, this essay has helped me look at trying new things as a good experience or a learning experience and like the girl in this essay you may enjoy the new things.