The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
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Music in “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” In the story‚ repetition and strands of music take on a role of a character for Connie‚ offering a safe haven for a troubled girl. Throughout the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?”‚ Oates uses the element of strands and repetition of music to create a safe haven for Connie in which she can escape. The theme from a 1950’s song “It’s all Over Now‚ Baby Blue.” By Bob Dylan connects to the theme of escaping from “Where Are You Going
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Section in about 600 word each. POEMS : 1. Where the Mind is Without Fear 2. The Inchcape Rock 3. In the Bazaars of Hyderabad 4. I Believe DRAMA: 1. You may write on the symbolism of the three caskets found in The Merchant of Venice. 2. Historical background work to uncover the historical events and life at the time of the play. For example‚ groups can research Jews‚ usury‚ Venice at that time etc. 3. Attempt a brief scene wise summary of Act 1 and 2 of Merchant of Venice. 4. Describe how
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The key idea of the poem seems to be that a person’s character is always formed at least in part by the place where he or she is born – “People are made of places”. Wherever you go in life you will carry with you memories and echoes of your birthplace‚ whether it is a city‚ as in the first stanza‚ or the quiet Canadian countryside where Elizabeth herself was born – “Where I come from‚ people carry woods in their minds” – and certainly the picture she draws in the second stanza does seem at first
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The short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a tale about a teenage girl making the journey from her known world into something she has never experienced before. The main character lives the normal teenage life listening to the latest music and going out with her friends to the mall. “They must have been familiar sights‚ walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk” (753). One night with her
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Vulnerable Immigrant Population: Social‚ Economic‚ and Psychological Issues Vicky L. Minik September 17‚ 2012 Vulnerable Immigrant Population: Social‚ Economic‚ and Psychological Issues It is a difficult challenge for immigrants as they try to integrate with a new environment‚ new language‚ and a new socio-economic society. This paper will reveal the social factors that obstruct immigrants from integrating into society like; poor quality and type of education for themselves
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multicultural feminism‚ and gender studies. Now‚ apply these thoughts to a text like‚ ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ written in 1970s. The insights and goals of the women’s movement have been transformed and translated as they have been integrated into popular culture and daily life today compared to the nineteenth century. Connie‚ the protagonist of the story ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’‚ is a young and wild teenage girl‚ who in simple terms‚ enjoys the attention
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Where the Mind is Without Fear was included in the volume called ‘Naibedya’‚ the original poem bears the title ‘Prarthana’ meaning prayer. The poem is a prayer to God. The poem was written by Rabindranath Tagore during the time when India was under the British Rule and people were eagerly waiting to get their freedom from the British Rule. This poem had given a lot of strength to the people who were struggling for India’s independence. It is a prayer to the Almighty for a hassle free nation free
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Through the themes of duality and reality vs. fantasy‚ Oats takes us on a journey through Connie’s transformation. Imagery and symbols throughout the story strengthen the main themes to show the contrast of Connie’s fantasies and reality. “Where are you going‚ where have you been.”‚ leaves us with the question can we handle such a change? Good and evil‚ yin and yang‚ the idea of everything and everyone having two opposite sides has been talked about by humans for centuries and that’s just what Oats
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There are many notorious characters in literature‚ all with their own menacing qualities and depraved actions. None‚ however‚ have struck such a devastatingly creepy chord as Arnold Friend of Joyce Carol Oates "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Seducer of young girls and embodiment of Lucifer‚ Arnold Friend is anything but a friend. Arnold Friend is presented through both actions and appearances‚ and these combine to diminish his likeability‚ while adding to his devilish persona. Although
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