F. Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice Bobs Her Hair

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice Bobs Her Hair Works Cited Missing In F.Scott Fizgererald's 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' there are significant character changes noted throughout this short story. In this essay I will examine the development and representation of Bernice who is a central character. We can observe that her cousin Marjorie changes Bernice's personality from a quiet, passive person to someone full of confidence in society. We will also see how F.Scott Fitzgerald teaches us an important lesson about the insignificance of popularity. When first introduced to Bernice, she appears as wealthy, dependant, shy and rather old fashioned. She was not a good conversationist with boys. It is noticeable that when Bernice is at home in Eau Claire, she is protected by both her wealth and her mother. Her difficulties are therefore somewhat disguised from reality. A possible reason for her unpopularity and wariness was because of her...

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