The term Universe of Obligation is used to describe how individuals and communities define who they are most responsible for, who they care for, and who they are willing to help. Those at the center of a Universe of Obligation are the ones who are considered the most important. How would you describe your nation's universe of obligation? Your school's? Identify the factors that go into the placement of people/groups in both.

femininity is conveyed through bernice's personality. she doesn't act how the other girls act and everyone thinks she is weird. she learns how to act in a way that was considered femininely appropriate at the time. she becomes so popular but her attempts to be liked end up backfiring when she is pressured into bobbing her hair. the author wrote that bernice cut off her cousin's hair in revenge for tricking her to cut her hair. this was the authors way of trying to change the way feminine is defined and the way women are expected to act.