History proves that men and women struggle with self-identity, which is portrayed throughout literature within symbolism. Before World War I, women were known to be feminine with long hair that was held in a bun on top of their hair. After the [war] the Women’s Liberation started. Shortly after the 19th Amendment (women’s right to vote) women began to smoke, dance, drink, and bob their hair. These women were best known as “flappers”. In “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”, Bernice is stuck between two worlds. Her Aunt Josephine signifies the Victorian Era that Bernice believes is the right way of living, similar to “Little Women” by Louise May Alcott, “don’t you think common kindness----“ Bernice says to Marjorie while defending her femininity and wholesomeness