American Literature / Unit 15 AML 1410 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"Winter Dreams" and "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
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The idea
"Winter Dreams" follows a boy from a caddie's job to wealth and to the discovery that the girl he wanted has faded, which is Gatsby in short form. "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" is a lighter social comedy of a girl talked into a haircut and taking her revenge.
In practice
A rehearsal for the novel, and a haircut.
Where people slip
The magazine stories paid for novels.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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