Bernice Bob's Her Hair

It’s the roaring twenties and school is out for the summer, many girls are out partying, meeting new people, attracting new trends. But this summer for young Bernice will be a lesson well learnt. Fitzgerald introduces the readers to two young women, one of which he classifies as boring (Bernice), the other one not so much (Marjorie). These two girls are cousins and Bernice seeks advice from Marjorie on how not to be boring and from then Fitzgerald tells an interesting tale between a two girls that unravels into a feud of jealousy. The author focuses on relaying to the readers the theme of Women and Femininity. “Women and Femininity”, what exactly does this mean? Well in the story “Bernice Bob’s Her Hair” the main character Bernice faces a set of challenges that question her femininity and role as a women in society. The author uses the literary element of setting to properly display the theme presented in this particular short story. The 1920s was an era known for a rise in the economy as well as a rise in the variety of new cultures being formed as a result of a free open environment and a change of the millennium. Even though it was seen as this and much more, it was considered daring and simply outrageous to challenge the status quo of what was considered …show more content…
For our young Bernice though it was a status quo she was pressured into breaking as seen right from the start of the short story. Before Bernice decided to bob her hair, she was actually considered pretty even