Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Other Stories

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Book Overview

"It was an age of miracles," declared F. Scott Fitzgerald of the 1920s, "it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire." No author is more closely associated with the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486470490
• ISBN13: 9780486470498
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

The book is great!

This book is very good. I thought this movie was very hilarious it had so many jokes that could be missed so easily. I think that this story tells us a lot about ourselves. I feel that it shows how segregated and selfish our society is. Just because of Bernice's appearance she was not liked very much and was not very popular. She thought that she should bob her hair so that she could be in the "in" group. Then when she did cut her hair off she felt so awful. I can just imagine that she felt like a failure because she wanted to be popular and then when she did cut it people disliked her more than ever. It is just horrible that people dislike her because of her looks instead of looking at her personality and deciding if they liked her or not based on that factor. I also think that it displayed how shallow the characters were in the film. How many of us would actually turn against somebody just because they had their hair done differently rather than looking inside of a person. It also showed how girls are exactly the same as they used to be. They take a lot of time to primp and to get so beautiful. When the guys are alway saying that they are beautiful no matter if they do all of that primping. I think it also shows who your real friends are and how you can determine if they will back you up in rough times. I thought that the funniest part was at the end when Bernice goes and cuts off of Marjorie's hair and then throws it in that pickup. That should teach her a good lesson because she will learn to appreciate people more than she appreciated Bernice. I think that is so funny because I could see myself getting revenge on someone by doing something like that. This is a real good book and I would recommend it to anyone.

Hair Today gone tomorrow

This wonderful story known as "Bernice Bobbs Her Hair", was an outstanding editon by S. Scott Fizgerald. This story told me alot about how you really can't trust someone who offers to change your social life and apperance. The caracterization used was good and the author made his points very clear as they came across very good. I am very good at picking those kind of things out but he made them very clear to me. I feel that Bernice took this act of kindness very well as she didn't take the public humiliation badly. She just took all of the attention from Marjorie and took it well. It was nice to see the spotlight switch from carachter to character once in a while. It goes to show who you can trust or not trust in life. This is a copy of our society today and it is actually happening.

The Bobbing

I thought that this book was pretty good. It was funny and taught a lesson. It really showed me how you should be yourself and not let anyone change you. I liked the irony in it and the surprise ending too. I kind of expected Bernice to end up bobbing her hair, but I really didn't think that she would have the guts to cut Marjorie's hair. In the beginning of the movie, Bernice was so shy, and just kind of kept to herself. I really thought that she changed throughout the book. She became more outgoing and kind of opened her eyes. she realized that the world isn't perfect and that there will be problems that you have to deal with. Her main problem was her mean cousin, and in a way, she did overcome it. She got revenge anyway. That's all that really matters. This book also did a good job at having the characters represt society at large. Marjorie represented the shallow and superficial people of the world, obviously, and Bernice represented the innocent and naive people. I think that what Bernice went through was kind of a good experience for her. It taught her many lessons in life that could only be taught through experience. She may have felt like an outcast, but everyone does at one point or another. At least she got something out of it. I think that these characters did a very good acting job. It really seemed like they were real. This was a good book, and I would recommend it to people. It has all the necessary characteristics of what a good book should have. Like humor, irony, and a learning experience.