3. Bernice Bobs her Hair.notebook
January 28, 2014
• In what ways were the female characters in "Bernice Bobs
her Hair" stronger than the male characters?
• Although women were just beginning to make a rise in this
society, what noticeable parts in the movie show a male
dominated society?
• What are the major goals of the main characters in
"Bernice Bobs her Hair"? Are their goals really important?
Why or why not?
• Explain the lifestyle of 'The Roaring 20s or the time period
after World War I. Why were people living their lives so
lavishly? What makes this decade different from any other
decade in American Culture?
• What is symbolic about the cutting of the hair in the
movie? Why is this significant to the female gender? Why is
this significant to the society?
• At the beginning of the story, Fitzgerald says the 'world of
the young' is 'sometimes cruel.' In what ways are these
characters cruel to others (A) Marjorie (B) Warren (C)
Bernice?
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