Bernice Bobs Her Hair Themes

Up until the twentieth century, one of the most common questions in literature was, "What do men expect from women?" After a certain point, however, the question changed. In "Bernice Bobs Her Hair,...

Ah, youth – a time for experimentation, challenging authority, and folly. "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," like many of Fitzgerald's stories and novels, contemplates what it means to be young, specif...

We all know what it feels like to try and figure out who we really are. It's easy to be swayed by fashion – don't we all want to have the right pair of jeans or the right sneakers, even if we...

Girls can be competitive. When it comes to guys, girls can be particularly competitive – this is one of the central themes of basically any teen comedy of the past…well, eternity. In "B...

Talk about a stab in the back – the antagonist of "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" flips instantly from mentor to metaphorical murderer. The end of this story hinges upon a vicious act of betrayal, an...

Jealousy, that mischievous green-eyed beast, plays a central role in "Bernice Bobs Her Hair." Even though its antagonist, a girl who seems to have it all, realizes full well that she, um, has it al...