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When I first started reading this book it reminded me of how every little girl acts at one point in their life. We all want to be princesses when we're younger and want to wear pink and dress up. That’s normal when we're at a young age; I used to do the same thing. So this book is like no other little girl's childhood Disney princesses are a part of every childhood for millions of girls. In this book Peggy tells us how it didn’t always used to be like this. Disney princesses aren’t the main focus of this book instead she tells the readers how she tried raising her daughter Daisy. In her book she states after “Daisy was in preschool for a week she could name every Disney princess” (50). This made Orenstein wonder if this was just heredity that we are all born with. But really that is not the case when were young we learn new things everyday yes, genes play a role but that’s not always the case. Pink, pretty, and princesses influence girls from the time we are born until adulthood also they think looks matter more than who they are. The …show more content…

The reason it caught my attention was when I saw the title I had a feeling it was going to be about a typical young girl going through that phase where she is obsessed with princesses. So I decided this was the book for me because at one point in my life I was that little girl that was obsessed with all the Disney princesses and I told myself when I was a little girl that one day I would be one. After taking this sociology course I have learned a lot about gender, race, religion, and many more things this course has taught me a lot about how much sociology is really used. So I am now a 20 year old but I’m not a princess but one day I will be an Occupational Therapist and be able to take care of patients so in my book I’m fulfilling my dream and ill be the princess that takes care of people who need

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