Connie in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been”‚ has a lot of underlying mental issues. Joyce Carol Oates created the perfect character to receive psychoanalytic criticism. The relationships Connie forms with her family‚ friends‚ and outsiders are all affected by Connie’s issues which come to consume her future. One of Connie’s biggest faults was the recognition of her beauty. She “knew she was pretty and that was everything” (Oates 1). This constant checking of herself in mirrors to make
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how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from what Seem to be a Friend. There are many hints that Joyce left to show that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all and by using symbolism she was able to portray an image of Arnold as a fiend. After talking to Connie for a little while Arnold said‚
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character’s life. This character‚ Connie was caught in the difficult transition from her youth and innocence to a doubtful future. Throughout the story Connie alternates between two very different sides of her personality‚ one side where she is innocent and young‚ and the other where she is mature. Understanding the magnitude of Connie’s character and her interaction with others is key to comprehending exactly how she came upon her final decision. In her home life Connie is very dissatisfied. First
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Ferguson Professor Jukes English 1B 10 September 2010 Decisions‚ Decisions The short story by Joyce Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” leaves many readers uncomfortable with the actions of “Connie” the main character who is in the midst of adolescent rebellion. Connie is a character who argues with her mother and sister‚ neglects family life in favor of scoping out boys at the local restaurant‚ does everything she can to appear older and wiser than she is‚ and has a mind filled
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Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates talks about a 15 year old girl‚ Connie. The story tells us about Connie who is a young teenage girl who is always getting compared by her family to her older sister June‚ the perfect one.Her mother said to her “Why don’t you keep your room clean like your sister? How’ve you got your hair fixed-what the hell stinks? Hair spray? You don’t see your sister using that junk” (Oates 361)Connie lives with her parents and her older sister; although both her parents live
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when a teenager girl‚ like Connie‚ gets involved in thing adolescences shouldn’t be engaged in‚ it can lead her to a place where she has no control over the outcome of her life. She could have been killed‚ raped‚ ended up with a disease or pregnant‚ the book leads you to your own interpretation. Although the movie does clear up the interpretation somewhat and leaves Connie back safely at home with her family‚ you do not know what’s in store for her future. When Connie and Arnold Friend were alone
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behind those of the bible and Oates also relies heavily on the devil and sacrificial lamb scenario. In some of these teachings we learn that good does not always triumph over evil‚ especially in the purity of innocence like the main character had Connie. Arnold Friend is a cold truth that the world can easily influence you and persuade you and immediately take that purity away from you if you
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written by Will F Jenkings‚ Connie is the first character introduced in the story‚ and is the protagonist; the antagonist in the short story is Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson’s son. After we are introduced to the characters we are then led into the setting‚ Connie was being driven home by a taxi as‚ “The red‚ dying sun cast long shadows across the road” (pg. 83)‚ this created a picture that the sun was setting. During this cab ride home from her two week vacation‚ Connie feels uneasiness and dread‚
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chosen was “Where Are You Going Where Have You been.” The character Connie is a 15 year old teenager who doesn’t get along with her mother. She always fussing at her about staying in the mirror so much‚ her mother wants her to be like her sister June but‚ her parents showed her sister more attention than her. Happiness would not come to Connie by spending time with her family‚ or by going out her friends‚ happiness only came to Connie when she heard “the” music. The theme for this
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and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact that Connie “slits” her eyes and “couldn’t help looking back” (409)
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