Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s impulsive behavior along with the symbolism behind Arnold Friend in order to express how her uncontrollable id eventually caused her downfall. The Freudian id is the part of the mind that makes impulsive decisions without any reasoning. It is usually used less than the other parts of the mind‚ the ego and superego. The id is the instinctual
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Benedict Arnold was highly regarded as America’s greatest Revolutionary general. Due to his high rank on the battlefield it seemed most unlikely that Arnold would retreat to the other side. "Arnold has betrayed us. Whom can we trust now?" asked George Washington who felt that no one could be trusted once Arnold had betrayed his country of which he had shown so much love for. Arnold had been a die-hard patriot who at the Boston Massacre asked if the Americans were asleep‚ waiting to be robbed of their
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1. It is my personal and professional pleasure to share some insight on the abilities and technical skills of Staff Sergeant Arnold. Staff Sergeant Arnold and I both served together in Okinawa Japan while assigned to Ammunition Company‚ 3rd Supply Battalion. 2. SSgt Arnold is a self-starter that made an immediate impact on the leadership and performance of the company. He was easily the top sergeant and was routinely given tasks normally reserved for SNCOs. Marines under his charge were always
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retired athlete stars like Michael Jordan‚David Beckham‚Shaquille O’Neal‚and so on. But they all have something in common‚they were all the best in their sport in their own way.Now we are going to discuss about why Arnold Palmer was the best at his own sport.So who is Arnold Palmer?Arnold Palmer was an American retired professional golfer who was nicknamed‚”The King and “Arnie.”He is the first earliest superstar of the sport’s television age in the 1950s‚was also a big part of “The Big Three” in golf
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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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