Dorothy Parker was a writer in the 1920s and is still known throughout the world for her wit. Parker was a member of one of the wealthiest groups in New York at the time, the Algonquin Round Table. In addition to her wit, Parker was also known for her drinking problem, many suicide attempts, and a string of failed relationships. The most popular and popular of Parker's works is a short story called "Big Blonde". This story won the O'Henry Award for Best Short Story in 1929. In this story Parker creates a character who is exploited by a society that revolves around a woman's need to be nothing more than a pretty face who is always having fun. Parker went above and beyond in showing the irony of the ideals that women are tied to and how it can ultimately lead to the destruction of who they are. She doesn't write about a liberated or liberated woman, instead she shows a woman trapped and vulnerable. She took a very different position than many women of her time on the new position of women in pro-suffrage society. It focuses much more on how men viewed women as entertainment. In effect, Parker creates trapped women as a means of entertainment for men. They have to live up to that idea and if they don't they are easily replaced with another. “Big Blonde” tells the story of former wholesale clothing model Hazel Morse as she drinks in the arms of many men and ultimately attempts suicide. . Throughout the story we see Hazel have many relationships with many different men, all of whom want nothing more than for her to be a good sport. The first one we are introduced to is her husband Herbie Morse. The two get married just six weeks after meeting and begin a life together. Satisfied with her new... middle of paper... boyfriend she says to her when she's not in a happy mood, "Why the hell don't you stay home and ruin everyone's lives?" evening?" (Parker 199) Parker is reiterating to her the idea that women were supposed to be nothing but positive and optimistic in this society. It is even stated that "even her smallest acquaintance seemed irritated if she was not conspicuously carefree." ( Parker 199) So the idea that women were created to be positive and optimistic continues in her world. Works Cited Lansky, Ellen. "Women's Problems: Dorothy Parker, Katherine Anne Porter, and Alcoholism." 212-230.Parker, Dorothy. "Big Blonde." Parker." University literature (1996): 105-117.