FEM 1100 Study Guide - The White Goddess, Heian Period, Mustique
11 Jul 2014
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Barbie left a personal impression on this generation. The main character of this story is 37 yrs old, 5"6, 123 pounds, tolerably fit woman who"s knees and elbows are larger then her breasts. Her mother was described as a beauty. She daughter was described as 5"10, 132 pounds and had nice, perky boobs. Her perfection put her daughter at competition with her. Her daughter used to pour over fashion magazines hoping to look like those models. When the daughter was around 8 years old and the mother was 46, the mother ended up getting cancer and died 6 years later. (breast cancer) The daughter was scared that she might end up getting breast cancer as well. Now she associated perfect breasts with cancer and started covering the breasts of her barbie dolls. She has profound memories of playing with her dolls. When mother was laive, she became a feminie mustique and hated every minute of it.
