Bernice Cut Her Hair

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 passes , Bernice sits on the barber’s chair and begins to realize that she is probably making a mistake of cutting her hair short. “that this hair, this wonderful hair of hers, was going--she would never again feel its long voluptuous pull as it hung