Bernice cuts her hairHave you ever, at any time or another, felt like an outsider? Many people do this, desperately trying to fit in with their social counterparts. Whether at school, at work or in life in general, many aspire to be accepted by their peers and feel like they are part of a sort of “club” considered by others to be the “hip” group. . F. Scott Fitzgerald attempts to express this disorder with the short story Bernice Bobs Her Hair. It attempts to show the internal workings of popular youth and the means by which one can succeed in entering it. By creating the distinct characters of Marjorie, Bernice and Warren, one can see the realistic lives of young Americans and what they do when it comes to achieving and maintaining popularity. In the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marjorie is portrayed as a confident and popular young woman. This was shown very early in the story, during which a party was taking place. After noticing that Bernice, her dim-witted cousin, was consuming much of Oswald's time, she went to Warren to ask if he could take over Bernice's company and dance with her. Warren meekly said yes, even though he desperately wanted to spend time with Marjorie. As she did so, Marjorie was taken by a boy to dance, the second or third of the evening. His status gave him the convenience of asking for favors, with the certainty of knowing that they would be carried out without resistance. This confidence also emerged after she told Bernice how difficult people like her were to get along with. When Bernice came up the stairs later that day and told Marjorie how right she was, Marjorie's immediate response was "I know" (1). This "know-it-all" attitude reappeared when she said that the reason Madonna wasn't smiling in her world-famous portrait was because her teeth were crooked, even though it is widely believed and very likely that this was due to this period; in those days it was very rare to smile for a portrait as it did not look dignified or proper. She also felt confident after noticing that her success in bringing Bernice into the popular realm was beginning to exceed her own popularity. When she saw that Bernice was taking Warren away from her at a picnic, her reaction in the park was, "I can have him back.” (1).