In this anthology, multiple poems are compiled together to represent the theme of being stuck within societal expectations and norms. All of the poems represent this in different ways, using several different angles to argue this idea. All of the poems are open to many different interpretations, but I concluded that they all focus on this theme in one way or another. The poems in this anthology are “The Frying Pan” by Conrad Hillberry, “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy. “The Frying Pan” is about a girl that seems like an average girl with no real unique qualities. Society holds these expectations of people like her, so that is how she viewed in the eyes of others. She is just another pretty girl with