"Barbie Doll"

"Then in the magic of puberty, a classmate said:
You have a greaat big nose and fat legs."

This poem is a bit depressing.  "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy  describes a normal little girl, who is constantly teased as puberty hits.  Eventually, she cannot take the teasing anymore and commits suicide.
In today's society, a lot of emphasizes is placed on appearences. Girls can be cruel to those who do not fit in.  The girl tried to change to fit in with others but she was still unsatisfied with how people viewed her which eventually led to her death.  I  noticed the verbal irony in the phrase "the magic of puberty" because puberty is when the teasing began. There was nothing magic about puberty for the little girl because it led to teasing for her appearences.