is visiting her cousin Marjorie for a couple of weeks. Marjorie has many friends‚ and socializes with her peers very well. On the other hand Marjorie’s cousin‚ Bernice‚ is the complete opposite. Bernice is quiet‚ doesn’t know anyone in town and is very awkward when others attempt to socialize with her. Although Marjorie tries to convince her friends to dance with Bernice at parties‚ no one really wants to be around Bernice. Throughout the story we see how Bernice and Marjorie first get along but like
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Young Love Fails in Hemingway’s “The End of Something” There is a lot of speculation about what causes the end of the relationship between Nick Adams and Marjorie in Hemingway’s early story of young love‚ “The End of Something.” Indeed‚ there does seem to be some vagueness in the narrative as to the reason for the breakup: Nick says when Marjorie asks what the trouble is: “’I don’t know.’” Even the title suggests this vagueness. Freudian theories abound‚ however: some suspect impotence; homoeroticism
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Symbolism and Character Analysis in “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” The short story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" was based‚ by Fitzgerald’s own account‚ on his letter to his sister‚ the story itself is "virtually a handbook of advice on how to become a successful “flapper". Fitzgerald "borrowed his major elements and themes‚ which we can see from the symbolism and characters in the novel‚ from Little Women and turned them "upside down in a Jazz Age revision."1‚ showing the changing social mores of Fitzgerald’s
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what she wears‚ is thought out. Bernice decides to confront Marjorie in the kitchen the morning after hearing her lash out about her to her mother. The reader has insight to how shocked Marjorie will be after realizing she is caught when Fitzgerald sets up the scene with "Bernice paused before she threw her hand-grenade". Marjorie is trapped and Bernice ’s words are like a bomb exploding in the air shattering the silence. "Marjorie never giggled‚ was never frightened‚ seldom embarrassed" (Fitzgerald
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something else. Marjorie and Nick go fishing‚ and Nick breaks up with Marjorie‚ implying that there are other fish in the sea. Marjorie rows off in the distance as a new character‚ Bill‚ comes forth and also begins to watch the fishing rods; possibly‚ he will take his chance with Nick. 2. Nick and Marjorie observe the ruin of the old mill that used to support the entire town‚ which has become a ghost town. Thus the “old ruin” is part of the theme of the end of something. Marjorie sees it as an old
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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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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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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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