Cisneros’ Barbie-Q really stood out as a great piece of literature. Barbie-Q is a quick glimpse into the life of a poverty-stricken child and her way of life. Though my life as of yet has been rather short, my earliest childhood memories are overwhelmingly my fondest and her account really struck a chord. Sandra Cisneros’ accurate reflection of a young mind and intricate writing methods expressed great emotion. Her portrayal of a child’s mentality evoked my childhood recollections while her realistic tale of childhood bliss in the midst of poverty caused great empathy on my part making this my preferred work we studied.Sandra’s tale brought back much nostalgia for my younger days. Those days when everything was much more simple and happiness came with almost no effort. Cisneros reminds the reader of infantile glee by repeating words, just like a kid would do. She writes, “please, please, please,” and “and there! And there!, And there!…” making almost an alliteration of words that realistically depicts the speech of a child who can think of nothing else at but what they want from moment to moment. Furthermore, Cisneros directly refers to the games that every person has played as a child. “Skipping”, “humming”, “loopity-loops”, and “pirouetting” are silly things that everyone has done as a child, including myself. These reminders set me in a time machine back to my favorite days when the only thing important to me was my own happiness. Another less obvious reflection of a puerile mind is the “same story”. In this tale of a young girl’s game, Sandra Cisneros refers to a pretend play the girls have made up for their Barbie’s’ to act out. This play is referred to as “the same story” and really hit on what childhood playtime was all about. I remember doing the exact same thing as a chi...
