Sylvia Plath's The Applicant referred to a pop song in 1959 by Cliff Richard. In the 7th stanza, the lines "A living doll, everywhere you look. /It can sew, it can cook, /It can talk, talk, talk." expressed Sylvia's anger at the oppressed femal role in the society. I guess to most people, that pop song was cheerful, delightful...whatever... just a normal thing like that. However, to the sensitive feminist Sylvia, it probably sounded harsh.
Here is MV link of the song Living Doll on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09swfUIk5pw
Lyric:
Got myself a cr