In this passage, Toni Morrison instills upon the reader a experience of great irony by contrasting the feelings of the universe of discourse and the slim girl about the snorty. The world sees the bird as the epitome of beauty while the subatomic girl sees it as the personification of the impossible standards of beauty.
        Morrisons diction in this passage serves to emphasize the differences of opinion of the doll between the particular girl and the rest of the world. The world sees this doll as [the atomic girls] fondest wish, the ultimate standard of beauty that would bring great entertainment to the little girl if, and only if if, she is worthyÂ. According to the worlds view, this doll is what every(prenominal) little girl desires to be. It is the model of perfection that every little girl should strive for the privilege of owning. On the other hand, the dearness, ... the beauty, [and] the desirability elude the girl whos only desire was to dismember it; evidently put, [she] could not do it it. The little girl cannot understand just what it is that makes this doll as cherished as it is, and the love everyone feels towards the doll only serves to enrage her physical hatred of it. No consequence how hard she tries, she cannot share everyone elses opinion of the doll.
The worlds opinion is not only rejected by the little girl but in like manner strengthens her distaste towards it.
        Morrisons use of imagery in this passage strengthens the sense of irony and illustrates the girls immense disdain and morbid curiosity towards the doll. This blue-eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll was the perfect gift which, even though she could not love it, she could examine it to see what it was that all the world said was lovable. This doll represents the...
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