Nat least two hundred words, explain how “birthplace” is influenced by cultural experience.

The story is influenced by cultural experience because it talks about how the men are in charge and the dominant gender int he country that she was born in. When she moved back to Iran or Iraq she said that she wont be sitting at the table in charge by  the man instead it will be her in charge this time. When she was born her parents were disappointed and she wanted to prove them wrong that she can be just as great as men can.

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.