La muñeca menor (The youngest doll) is a short story by Rosario Ferré published in 1976. This story falls under the genre of magical realism. According to critic Cynthia Sloan, "One of the lucid strategies that Ferré employs to challenge the conventional misrepresentation to introduce the presence of dolls in the literal, as well as the figurative sense, to show how the doll, being the stereotypical choice of toy for a girl, encapsulates societal expectations of behavior and appearance and therefore limits the scope of possibilities for women by continually reinforcing unrealistic ideals." The text also reflects the weakening of landowners as a result of industrialization.