Bernice Bobs Her Hair

F. Scott Fitzgeralds story Bernice Bobs Her Hair entails the twaddle of an old way of life that might respond the contemporary party in more or less way but not to shape stopping point of modern generation as a whole. There are some scenes that we can identify as unchanged and timeless such(prenominal) as boys mocking the girls that are beautiful in their eye sights, girls who love spurt to feel themselves attractive to boys hoping to marry one of the finest military bachelors as the close interesting parts of their youthfulness, and some improper behavior like perfidy of trusts, envy and revenge to people just to get even.Other conduct represent is irrelevant and not comparable like a shot. The label Lost Generation comes to bring up with American and English literary authors who gave most of their lives in publishing flora in Europe particularly in France during and after the World state of war I. Author of this story is included in this label. Though not already applic able to the larger population in this modern times such groups label, the impact of their literary work genre that has through with(p) and influenced the next in line are undoubtedly beneficial particularly to the youth.One of the themes of the Lost Generation is womens complete liberation from cultural reboot such as wearing a much shorter kind of defer and likewise shorter haircut. In this story, the social freedom of women has been properly demonstrated when Bernice request a stand of embracing her new bobbed hair cut although she was unknowingly betrayed by hair cousin Marjorie at first.Aside from gender independence by showing the much radical fashion of women, it is also obviously showed saturnine in the story activities such as drinking, smoking and dancing to the gentle wind of barely earsplitting kind of music. Prior to 1920s women on their adolescent life doesnt seem to be like this, which means that F. Scott Fitzgerald along with other Lost Generation authors creat ed a public awareness of womens liberationist liberation. With relevance to our modern generation, this scene is closely similar as ladies today of the same age in the story are candid and extrovert.They openly drinks smokes and dances loud music wildly. The story Bernice Bobs Her Hair opens a suggestion of unease and intimidation. One of the scenes that offer social impact was when Marjorie gave the affirmation to her mother Mrs. Harvey that Bernices Indian blood holds herself back to become dull, unattractive and boring woman. such impression although came out not as one of the very fundamental implication in the story, gave a very delicate and sensitive statement of racial and gender issue.On this note, the uneasiness to clearly reveal the topic of American liberation as well as women independence is expressed in this Lost Generation literary piece. R E F E R E N C E S Fitzgerald, F. S. Bernice Bobs Her Hair. F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary. 1996. maturate of Trustees of the University of South California. 23 Feb. 2009 Lost Generation. 2009. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 23 Feb. 2009