American Girl dolls were a huge part of many young girls’ lives. There were so many different ones to choose from, all from unique backgrounds with exciting life stories. You could even buy outfits and accessories to match their origins. I personally never had one of the traditional dolls; however, Samantha was always my favorite of the bunch. She’s the best one for so many reasons.
But this isn’t about how dope she is. This is about how unbelievably terrible Molly is.
Molly is the worst. She really only cares about herself. To refresh, Molly is a 10-year-old living in Illinois during World War II. She is the youngest of three children and her father is a doctor for the Army. I know she’s just a kid, but she’s incredibly selfish. All she cares about is winning the Miss Victory pageant. There’s a literal war happening and affecting the entire country, but that’s all she about. When her father gets sent to war and her mother has to start working in a factory, she does nothing to help around the house.
Molly basically spends all of her time complaining about how the war is affecting her because her father is away, her neighbor who she doesn’t like has to babysit her, and she can’t eat ice cream or have butter on her vegetables. You know, because certain things are being rationed…for the WAR. It’s also super annoying to listen to her whine about her experience when she was a child and serious things are happening, like her teacher’s fiancé and neighbor’s son being killed in combat.
On top of all of this, Molly is also a bully. When a British young girl named Emily comes to stay with the family, Molly excludes her, ignores her, and teases her because Molly is jealous that her friends and classmates like Emily. Well, Molly, maybe they would like you too if you weren’t terrible.
The saving grace of this story is Molly’s older sister Jill who pretty much says exactly what I was thinking. Jill calls Molly out for being too immature to understand how the war is impacting people and tells Molly that they must make a place for Emily in their home. Thank you, Jill! I mean someone had to put Molly in her place.
In conclusion, Molly should not be an American Girl doll because she is as un-American as a girl could be during World War II.
