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 is commenting
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hadn’t grown up and realized he needed to give it his all in order to survive considering he would never have made it out alive otherwise. Finny struggles to accept how things are considering he lives in his own perfect world. Connie put herself in an adult and more mature world when her mentality was still in a young and innocent state. In Night by Elie Wiesel ‚ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates‚ and A Separate
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Chapter 2. [ 15 Marks] Questions 1: How would you describe McDonald ’s business strategy? What are the foundations of its competitive advantage? Answer: McDonald’s business strategy is a specialization strategy. The organization is built on a foundation that gives it a competitive advantage and a business strategy that is consistent‚ flexible‚ and specialized. McDonald’s niche market is people. According to the case study‚ people are the company’s most important asset and its success depends on the
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sweet memorable events of my life From the very little‚ like from class five I was stay outside the home on the hostel at Muradpur Ramakrishna mission. There the base of my life was built with very strong. But I was distance from my mamoni‚bapi& dada’s love‚ affection‚ illusion & delight. Then I was bounded under the mission’s four wall boundaries. I always fond of these love‚ affection‚ illusion & delight‚ but I never got it properly. When I was in class ten‚ after the test exam dada
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Character Name- King Pluto How would you describe this character? From the story I can assume that King Pluto is a wealthy man that is looking for someone to take care of whatever he needs are. So every time a young lady passes by the seaside he comes from underground to take the young lady to his home to meet his wants and needs. How would you describe this character? The character’s attitude is very determined. Why? Because King Pluto wants a maid to meet his needs. My story takes place in approximately
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" the author goes into depth of the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to the complexity and uncertainty of the future when one becomes an adult. The message begins even before the story itself actually does. The title illustrates the passage of time in life such as the phrase "where are you going" refers to the question of what direction does one have for his own life. "Where have you been?" is a question which involves
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also somewhat unexpected when put in the context of his other more famous works. When asked by God what age he would like to live in‚ he describes some of the most famous and wondrous places of all time‚ such as Ancient Greece or the Renaissance. Then‚ with a powerful swoop in his voice‚ he says: Strangely enough‚ I would turn to the Almighty‚ and say‚ ‘If you allow me to live just a few years in the second half of the 20th century‚ I will be happy.’ Now that ’s a strange statement to make‚ because
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3. Describe a time when you took a great risk. What was the outcome? The heat baffled me when I left the plane in Jeddah airport after a 10 hours’ travel. I met the company driver to embark in drive in a desert area‚ punctuated by a few police check points along the trip. We reached our destination after an hour and a half‚ and once passing the armed guards looking for potential bombs under the car‚ we finally reached the base camp where I was going to spend the next months. Completely out of my
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In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky
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- � PAGE �1� - Park � PAGE �1� "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been" Vanity can be exposed as one ’s greatest weakness. "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been"‚ a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ describes Connie ’s misconception of beauty as her only value‚ and also the ways in which Arnold Friend‚ a potential rapist and murderer‚ manipulates and takes advantage of Connie ’s vanity. Connie is a fifteen year old girl who knows the extent to which her beauty can be used to her
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