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Within the prologue, Meg Cabot describes her desire for a Barbie and her mother's reluctance to get one, quite simply summing in the conflict encircling the doll since its intro in 1959. Listeners learn about Mattel Toys and games and the backdrop behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a remedy for women who wanted to imagine adult functions rather than just play mom, and information regarding inventor Ruth Handler. But more than that, Natural stone uncovers the pathos behind so many relationships of young girls with Barbie: those who appreciated her and those who were negatively influenced. Was she a destructive role model or only a toy? Experts disagree. With this balanced analysis, both sides of the quandary are resolved. Barbie's different functions, graduating from nurse to plastic surgeon, stewardess to pilot, and always a female of her own means, indicate societal changes within the last 50 years as well.
