The short story, “Barbie-Q”, was written by Sandra Cisneros. This story is about two sisters growing up in a lower-class family. It is told in second person by one of the sisters. This provides the reader with undertones of naivety. We see in “Barbie-Q” that even the simplest of things can bring joy to an innocent child’s life.
The story starts off with the narrator explaining her and her sister’s Barbie dolls. The author did not give any of the characters names, instead she uses “you” and “your”. The narrators, “is the one with bubble hair” and her sister’s “is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail” (183). This is what the author used to differentiate the two girls, through their Barbie dolls. The narrator then goes on to talk about their
The story starts off with the narrator explaining her and her sister’s Barbie dolls. The author did not give any of the characters names, instead she uses “you” and “your”. The narrators, “is the one with bubble hair” and her sister’s “is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail” (183). This is what the author used to differentiate the two girls, through their Barbie dolls. The narrator then goes on to talk about their