Although Marjorie plays a role in bobbing Bernice’s hair, Bernice is not justified in her behavior because she deliberately acts against Marjorie without proper rationale. Contrary to her cousin, Bernice is shown as naive and sensitive. Interestingly, Bernice reveals an interest in bobbing her hair to fit in with Marjorie’s friends and gain popularity. However, when Marjorie exposes her bluff, she replies dubiously, “‘I like bobbed hair,’... ‘and I intend to bob mine.’” In the story, the upper class are depicted with carelessness as they think they are better than the rest. She could choose to avert the problem but, Bernice’s strive for social equality causes her to be careless and bob her hair in order to be among the aristocrats rather than
