Question

And at least 150 words, discuss the representation Of femininity in " Bernice bobs her hair".

Answer 1

Answer:

Femininity representation in "Bernice bobs her hair."

Explanation:

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, "Bernice bobs her hair' is a short story that revolves around two wealthy young women during the 1920's. It illustrates a picture of how society perceived women and femininity during that period of time.

After Marjorie convinces Bernice, the protagonist, to bob her hair, a hairstyle that represented immoral and undignified lifestyle, the people around Bernice become judgmental about her character.

Through this story, we can understand the attitude of men towards women who dressed and looked different. However, through different characters from the story, we can also understand that a woman's dignity is not defined by beauty.

The story presents the two kinds of women femininity and traits. Both Marjorie and Bernice is being admired  by people for different reasons. One being too outgoing and witty while Bernice being more traditional kind of woman.

Fitzgerald presents masculine femininity that Marjorie exhibits through her daring character while he presents Bernice as the sympathetic and more fragile character in the story. However, in this story, Fitzgerald does not promote any particular type of femininity as the best. He simply presents both types of femininity as wonderful and intriguing as the other.