F. Scott Fitzgerald critiques society in a way that shows us how our society might think about people. In the story Bernice is seen as a zero but he cousin Marjorie is seen as a ten. Bernice tries to fit in and get Marjorie's friends to like her but they are not impressed. Bernice does not know what to do so she asks Marjorie to teach her about popularity so she can fit in.
Bernice learns from what Marjorie teaches her which leads her to end up bobbing her hair. What F. Scott Fitzgerald is trying to get across here is that we should be ourselves and not try and fit in with the wrong crowd. He is trying to say that it is not always important about what others think.
Bernice learns from what Marjorie teaches her which leads her to end up bobbing her hair. What F. Scott Fitzgerald is trying to get across here is that we should be ourselves and not try and fit in with the wrong crowd. He is trying to say that it is not always important about what others think.