"Barbie-Q- The Theme of this short story written by Sandra Cisneros is poverty. Cisneros begins the story with Incidental Symbolism, a description of the Barbie dolls "Yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail- and "Mine is ... This and a dress invented from an old sock when we cut holes here and here and here,"" from a protagonist's point of view. We can see Cisneros's intention was to provide the reader with the type of situation the characters are dealing with-being so poor that they can't have nice looking Barbie dolls, ... to choosing between a boy doll and more clothing, they would...

• Word Count: 789
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"Barbie-Q- The Theme of this short story written by Sandra Cisneros is poverty. Cisneros begins the story with Incidental Symbolism, a description of the Barbie dolls "Yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail- and "Mine is ... This and a dress invented from an old sock when we cut holes here and here and here,"" from a protagonist's point of view. We can see Cisneros's intention was to provide the reader with the type of situation the characters are dealing with-being so poor that they can't have nice looking Barbie dolls, ... to choosing between a boy doll and more clothing, they would...

• Word Count: 721
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School