Joyce Carol‚ the main character Connie‚ and the story “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler‚ the protagonist Donny‚ both search for independence in their life; however their pursuit for this freedom is stemmed in different ways leading to bad endings for both characters. Connie searches for independence by creating a sexy appearance and enticing boys while Donny becomes rebellious and distant from his parents. In the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Connie who is fifteen years old is
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characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she couldn’t hear the music at this distance. The music in this story provides a lot of component such as the effects of popular cultures‚ the romantic relationships‚ and the psychological manipulation. The look of different characters is a symbol. In the beginning of the story‚ the author describes Connie as that she has a "habit of cranking
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character as important as Connie Sung‚ although the story is about Connie. Her personality is exactly like that most Chinese. However she is not a genuine Chinese‚ she is a Chinese American but she never been to China. As Connie said Lisa is a person inscrutable and mysterious. At the first meet of them‚ Lisa is dressed in “one-of-a- kind kimono dress … and her hair was drawn back tightly in a braid which stood out from close to the top of her head horizontally” (329). Connie realizes that Lisa has
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based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend on.” She is constantly surrounded by it‚ and that makes her feel satisfied. When
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throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With her mother constantly begrading her‚ Connie didn’t enjoy a happy home life. To escape the barrage of negative comments from her mother‚ Connie would spend hours with her best girlfriend out in town
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good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish man‚ he acted if he was supposed to be at Connie’s house‚ as if she has told him to come. She should have taken him being there uninvited more seriously‚ by locking the door or even calling the police. Connie was too caught up with herself to realize
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mind will always leads to destruction and the devil loves an idle mind. A protagonist by the name of Connie in the story short story entitled “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ soon learns that her trashy daydreams and self-absorbed behavior only leads to disaster by way of a man named Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend character in this story represents the devil. Connie‚ a horny high school freshman shows a strong disdain for family values but more concern with social reputation
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independent‚ and felt the need to mature faster than they’re supposed to. These traits were very frequent in Connie from Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. Connie continued to disobey her mother and go out in town to try and prove to herself that she is mature. She is a typical teenage girl trying to explore her sexuality through her looks‚ boys‚ and her friends. Since Connie was very rebellious and trying to become independent‚ she came to realize that she is not as grown up as she thought
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Be Careful What You Wish For Anything that is too much is harmful. The main character in "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" Connie‚ faces the end conclusion of her shallow ways when she is approached by evil in human form. She had an excess of self-confidence. This self-confidence leads to a false sense of security and bad reputation. Connie also had a large amount of bad choices. She would do her best to impress boys with her looks; eventually she impressed the wrong guy. This short
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about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more like her sister June who is twenty-four years old and helps around the house instead of daydreaming like Connie does. Their father is always at work
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