Bernice Bobs Her Hair
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Bernice Bobs Her Hair: Satire 1 key example

Definition of Satire

Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of satire, but satirists can take... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians... read full definition

Key Examples in Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Part 1
Explanation and Analysis—Hunted Partridge:

In this passage, which follows a description of society ladies judging the prospects of all the young women at the country-club party, Fitzgerald uses metaphor and satire to comment on the social dynamics of marriage-making parties:

[...] every young man with a large income leads the life of a hunted partridge.