Blog 4

When I was reading “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” I felt very interested in the story and what was to come of it. I was draw into the story in the beginning, although it did get slightly boring in the middle. I disagreed with the fact that the women were trying to beatify another girl by telling her how to act fake. I was not for the idea of telling other to be fake although that is what made the story interesting. This story defines society today in the world of girls and peer pressure. It was sometimes difficult for me to follow the story line of what was truly going on and where all the characters were.

Fitzgerald touches greatly on the idea of identity in “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”. He determines to give examples of how identity and its nature are present in all areas of our lives. He proves that the nature of identity is in all of us and it cannot truly be changed. Identity is static in our lives because no matter how much one changes of their physical appearance or action wise deep down they will always be the same person. Everyone is pressured into changing who they are and sometimes they fall for that change but oftentimes deep in their heart they know who they are or where they came from. Bernice’s actions in the end of the story determined that even though she felt pressured to be someone she was not she still kept who she truly was deep down. She let the actions of her true self come out and take charge.