Bernice Bobs Her Hair Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

It's obvious from the title that hair – and a certain haircut – is of great import in this text. It sounds silly, but hair (both Bernice's and Marjorie's) has great symbolic weight here. There'...

If we look critically at "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," we might see that there's more to it than meets the eye. Yes, it is a story about two very different cousins and their summertime adventures – bu...