This essay called Our Barbies, Ourselves written by Emily Prager is written to inform everyone of the dangers of the Barbie Doll and how Barbie has made kids and other adults uncomfortable and insecure of their own body when they shouldn't be. This piece is written in first person allowing the reader to understand the author's opinions and get an insight on what's going on in her brain and her past experiences.This essay is didactic in the way it teaches the reader not to appeal to ethos which is an appeal to ethics and it’s a means of convincing someone of the character of credibility of the persuader which in this case is Barbie and the man who created Barbie. As well as being ethos this essay is also written in purpose of being pathos which