Vocabulary
Para 6
Most of the action figures my son played with were hideous looking
unattractive ugly strange looking
Para 5
This Allusion was included to highlight the impossible beauty standard placed on women.
Barbie
Define hyperbole in your own words.
A literary device that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or add humor, rather than being taken literally.
According to Dave Barry, how long does it take the average man to get ready to go out in public?
What is five minutes?
Para 3
Some men form the opinion that they are irresistible stud muffins
very attractive enticing charming captivating
Para 7
This allusion was included to show how are everyday women are pressure to live up to extreme beauty standards.
That boys area allowed to look unattractive
Para 4
The author includes this hyperbole to illustrate how men judge their appearence.
...heart failure in cattle
para 7
What TV show does Barry mention where women in the audience dutifully applied beauty products to their faces?
What is The Oprah Winfrey Show (or Oprah)?
Para 6
Barbie is a difficult appearance standard to live up to especially when you contrast it with the standard set for little boys by Buzz OFF
different opposite variation opposing counter
Para 6
Barry contrasts Barbie with Buzz Off (an ugly, monstrous action figure). This allusion was included to show what?
That boys area allowed to look unattractive
Para 5
"The author uses this literary device to illustrate how harshly women judge their own physical appearance."
...a municipal animal control office is going to throw a net over her
What is the main physical difference Barry points out between Barbie and the male action figures like Buzz Off
What is Barbie has impossible, flawless proportions, while male action figures are hideous, muscular, or monstrous?
Para7
Cindy Crawford had all these women apply beauty products to their face... All of the women dutifully did this even though it was obvious the would never look like Cindy Crawford.
obediently faithfully respectfully obligated submissively
In Paragraph 8, Barry mentions actor Brad Pitt. This allusion was included to show what?
men have high self-esteem without needing to look like movie stars)
In Paragraph 2, Barry writes that a woman sees a microscopic facial blemish and reacts as if she has an "extra head growing out of her neck." What does this hyperbole emphasize?
how wildly women exaggerate minor physical flaws?
Barry argues that instead of worrying about their appearance, men boost their self-esteem through what kind of activities?
Barry argues that instead of worrying about their appearance, men boost their self-esteem through what kind of activities?
Para8
They would find some way to bolster their self esteem that did not require looking like Brat Pitt
boost, strengthen reinforce support uplift
Barry contrasts women obsessing over minor facial blemishes with men lounging on the couch watching the Super Bowl. How does this allusion support his main point about societal expectations
it highlights the extreme double standard where women are expected to be flawless, while men are content doing nothing to improve their appearance?
Barry exaggerates that if men were forced to follow women's beauty routines, they would "start a revolution and overthrow the government." How does this hyperbole support his central thesis?
Barry exaggerates that if men were forced to follow women's beauty routines, they would "start a revolution and overthrow the government." How does this hyperbole support his central thesis?
What percentage of beauty efforts DO men notice?
3%