in and their interactions with the place mirrors and shows how the couple’s relationship falls apart. The story begins with Nick and Marjorie‚ a couple on a fishing escapade‚ rowing nearby the lumber mill of Hortons Bay‚ a deserted lumber town. After fishing‚ the couple disembarked on a bank near the shoreline. As they are pulling the boat to higher ground‚ Marjorie asks Nick if there is something wrong. Nick responds by saying‚ “I don’t know”. After making a fire‚ they sat down beside each other
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character‚ she is the worst person in “Bernice Bobs Her Hair.” Throughout the story Marjorie is harsh and unsympathetic to her cousin Bernice. When the two cousins discuss their views on women‚ Marjorie completely rejects Bernice’s ideas and values. Marjorie doesn’t show any sympathy for Bernice when she says‚ “You little nut! Girls like you are responsible for all the tiresome colorless mariages” (Fitzgerald 47). Marjorie doesn’t realize that Bernice’s beliefs aren’t her fault and mindlessly rants and
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girl named Bernice and her cousin Marjorie. During her visit‚ Bernice overhears Marjorie tell her mother how she doesn’t like Bernice because she is dull and Bernice confronts her the next morning. After fighting‚ Bernice later that night agrees to let Marjorie help her not be boring. Marjorie helps Bernice gain some popularity‚ where Bernice lying that she was going to bob her hair was one thing that majorly helped her quick popularity. After a few short days‚ Marjorie starts to become jealous of Bernice
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fun‚ and popular cousin Marjorie. When Bernice was staying at her cousin’s house‚ she went through a lot of‚ what could be considered‚ bullying. Marjorie‚ and her friends constantly talked behind her back saying things like: “So many people have told you how pretty and sweet she is‚ and how she can cook! But what of it? She has a bum time. Men don’t like her” (Bernice Bobs Her Hair 3). Every time they criticized her they personally attacked who Bernice was as a person. Marjorie had even complained to
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Unlike novels‚ short stories require an author to tell an interesting story with fleshed out characters. To create such a piece‚ the author must have a methodical approach to the words they choose. So how can the author’s choice of words shapen the devolvement of the story? Richard Ford’s story‚ "Under the Radar‚" and T.C Boyle’s‚ "Greasy Lake‚" are great examples of how astute word choice provide depth in establishing the setting‚ developing characters‚ and as a catalyst for how the events will
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show the inner workings of the popular youth and the means in which one can successfully enter it. By creating the distinct characters of Marjorie‚ Bernice and Warren‚ one can see the realistic lives of youth in America and what they do when it comes to achieving and successfully maintaining one’s popularity. In the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Marjorie is portrayed as a self assured‚ popular young woman. This was shown very early in the story‚ during which a party was taking place. After
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this story to a point of no return‚ a true cliffhanger‚ and a point Marjorie Reeves cannot return. This story is an example of how setting‚ emotion‚ and a relatable situation can work in the author’s favor. The main part of this story is evident in the first paragraph. In a very literal sense‚ Ford‚ reveals Marjorie’s secret that she’d been keeping from Steven. He lets the reader know exactly the type of person he wants Marjorie to be received as. The title for this story describes how this first
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At this point in the story‚ Bernice decides to take a bold decision of cutting her hair short‚ but then realizes that she made a mistake and she need to stay true to herself. She makes this choice to differentiate herself from other girls. “It’s such a sure and easy way of attracting attention." “ With the feeling that people really enjoyed looking at her and listening to her came the foundation of self-confidence.” Bernice is desperate to have attention she needs people to acknowledge her. Days
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social‚ and cultural development of humans. Two readings in which helps us to concentrate on cultural approaches towards anthropology are Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronislaw Malinowski and NISA‚ The Life and words of a !Kung woman by Marjorie Shostak. These two readings give us background on African Americans in Southern Africa. The first reading by Bornislaw Malinowski‚ Argonauts of the Western Pacific was a very interested introduction to Anthropology. Malinowski walks us through
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caused him to break up with Marjorie eventually. As a typical Hemingway short story‚ T.E.O.S. also uses the Iceberg theory‚ which indicates that the first paragraph was more than a background; it was paralleling the village’s changes with Nick’s dominance degradation. The short story T.O.E .S. starts with an introduction of how the Hortons Bay went from a lumber town to mill ruins. Hemingway cleverly parallels the relationship between Nick and Marjorie with the original Hortons Bay
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