In Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” many critics argue whether the character of Arnold Friend‚ clearly the story’s antagonist‚ represents biblical Satan himself or a psychopathic stalker. Indeed‚ Arnold Friend could be an allegorical devil figure‚ the protagonist who lures Connie into riding off with him in his car‚ or‚ in the contrary‚ far more a grotesque portrait of a psychopathic killer masquerading as a teenager. However‚ he has all the traditional‚ sinister traits
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traitor to the Americans. Benedict Arnold was a huge hero to many of the patriots and many looked up to him. Little did they know he was making a plan for the patriots to fail at West Point. Because Benedict Arnold’s plan was discovered by the patriots‚ the British were at a great disadvantage during the American Revolution and this led to the birth of a new nation.
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Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)‚ the Victorian poet and critic‚ was ’the first modern critic’ [1]‚ and could be called ’the critic’s critic’‚ being a champion not only of great poetry‚ but of literary criticism itself. The purpose of literary criticism‚ in his view‚ was ’to know the best that is known and thought in the world‚ and by in its turn making this known‚ to create a current of true and fresh ideas’‚ and he has influenced a whole school of critics including new critics such as T. S. Eliot‚ F
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what which footstep she need to take for her safety. She also get ignores her by her mother . This characterization makes her seem new. When Arnold Friend gets to see her‚ her ignorance and immaturity gives Arnold the perfect opening to kidnap her. She’s a charming girl‚ into her own attractiveness that eventually gets her ino trouble with this guy call Arnold Friend. In the beginning of the story ‚ Oates says‚” she had a habit
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The final quote‚ “I ain’t made plans for coming in that house where I don’t belong” (Oates 318). Suggests Arnold knows he is an outsider‚ and does not quite blend in like a human. He is a narcissist and believes Connie supposed to cater to his needs. He thinks his presence is too good and the house does not deserve it‚ hinting why bother to think about stepping in that house where I do not belong. While asking himself‚ why do I have to in and get you? When there is no need for him to lift a finger
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where she was. Her wet back felt like it was touching something like leather‚ maybe a car seat she thought. The sound of the blasting V8 engine reassured her that she was. Arnold Friend was driving while listening to a Bobby King program but his metallic shades couldn’t give a hint whether he liked it or not. Just then Arnold turned his head and saw who just woke up. “Mornin’ honey” he said in his usual deep tone. She had to turn away because the glasses reflected the sunset right into her eyes and
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The liberal humanist Matthew Arnold often maintains that he respects scientists and the sciences. What he rejects was the promise that science alone will ameliorate the human condition; the suggestion that the sciences deserve a place of greater prominence than the arts. According to him‚ science is incomplete without poetry (art and literature). In his essay “The Study of Poetry” (1880) he contends that: “ More and more mankind will discover that we have to turn to poetry to interpret
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The American Dream Outline The three texts all have a different view on the American Dream. Text 2 and 4 have a mainly positive opinion‚ text 3 has a mainly negative opinion to the American Dream. In text 2 and 4 they agree that the American Dream is a good thing that comes to people‚ who are hardworking and determined. In text 2 it furthermore says that those who not only takes but also gives back can achieve the American Dream. Text 3 starts by stating that a lot of Americans are unhappy. In
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TUI UNIVERSITY John A. Voorhees Module 2 Case OPM 300: Introduction to Operations Management Dr. Joseph Michael Thomas 21 December 2011 Arnold Palmer Hospital The flowchart that Diane designed is perfect. Diane’s flowchart explains the process in detail of how Arnold Palmer Hospital began the procedure. Being Diane’s new assistant‚ we can improve the flowchart by being more precise. The flowchart can be presented in small point and explain the process and flow of maternity patients.
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A character study of Junior. Arnold Spirit Junior – is a main character of the story of Sherman Alexie The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The character‚ which the author introduces us to‚ is most probably built up on his true experiences of growing up on the Spokane Indian reservation in Wellpinit. Junior is a fourteen- year old teenager‚ who is a naturally born artist‚ a talented‚ hysterically funny and open- minded‚ smart‚ brave young man‚ yet super unsecured. Having been born with
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