PART A: Which statement best expresses a theme of the short story? A Being a teenager can be a difficult and confusing time. B Family vacations are a good way to keep family members close. C The world encourages kids to grow up too quickly. D Most teenagers aren’t ready for the independence they are given.

c is a symbol. when bernice gets her hair cut, it is the authors way of showing the affects and demands of pier pressure and the over-all attitudes of people at the time.

- "in the declaration of independence, it is stated that all people have certain rights that can't be taken away. when the government fails to protect these rights, the people have no choice but to remove that government and replace it with a government that will do its job and protect the people's rights."