In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where is Here” is a piece of Gothic Literature which shows the similarities between the two genres “Gothic Literature” and “Magical Realism”. Both Gothic Literature and Magical Realism both have normal settings with either a supernatural as well as a mystery. An example of this in the short story “Where is Here”‚ “For years they had lived without incident in their house in a quiet residential neighborhood when‚ on one November evening at dusk‚ the doorbell rang
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herself in danger of her father’s violence." (Joyce‚ 1914. P. 421) This among many other examples reflected that she did indeed not like living with her father‚ or though it seemed. Eveline went back and forth in the story between the pros and cons of leaving or staying. She couldnt make her mind up‚ but loved to fantasize about different places that she could go‚ and experience with Frank. "She was about to explore another life with Franks." (Joyce‚ 1914. P. 421) She wanted this life‚ the life that
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Landfills: A Growing Menace When asked to think of the largest man made structure‚ people will invariably come up with an answer like The Great Wall of China‚ the Great Pyramids‚ or the Taj Majal. In contrast to these striking achievements of mankind is the Durham Road Landfill outside San Francisco‚ which occupies over seventy million cubic feet. It is a sad monument to the excesses of modern society [Gore 151]. One must think this huge reservoir of garbage must be the largest thing ever produced
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The next event I attended was the screening of “Landfill Harmonic”. This film was about a group of children and their families who live in The next event I attended was the screening of “Landfill Harmonic”. This film was about a group of children and their families who live in Cateura‚ Paraguay which is basically a landfill for Asuncion. An environmentalist‚ Favio‚ sets out to try to help the environment by educated people about recycling and waste sorting practices. However‚ he ends up starting
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It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked 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
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Mulvaneys Joyce Carol Oates caught the hearts and attention of many when she wrote We Were the Mulvaneys. Oates was born during the Great Depression‚ a time when feminism and gender played a big role in her life. (Powers 333). Even as a small child‚ she enjoyed writing. She majored in English and eventually earned her master’s degree. Shortly after‚ she taught at the University of Detroit‚ University of Windsor‚ and at Princeton. Aside from her teaching career‚ she also wrote several novels. Oates wrote
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Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” conveys the theme of good vs. evil through Connie and Arnold by creating a sympathetic character and using symbolism‚ creating a fine line between the protagonist and the antagonist. In this short story‚ the antagonist Arnold Friend is a seducting creep that seduces young‚ innocent girls to “go on a date with him”. While he is at the protagonist‚ Connie’s‚ house‚ he is persuading Connie by telling her all about herself‚ including his
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study: Mandur landfills Mandur is a sub-urban village in the vicinity of Bangalore. Once a sleepy village surrounded by mango orchards‚ grapevines and fields of ragi and jowar. Is now a victim of multistory apartments with the relentless expansion of Bengaluru city‚ which is rapidly overrunning Mandur’s landscape. Mandur‚ now known for it garbage landfills. The dumping of municipal waste is the direct effect of rapid urbanization and poorly planned construction. The landfills in mandur are located
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too common in today’s day and age. In these cases‚ generally the main focus and intrigue lies with the killer rather than the victim. Once the focus is switched to the victim‚ we might see all sorts of different scenarios play out. Although Joyce Carol Oates’s‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was inspired by real life events and reports of a serial rapist murderer‚ it can also be read as a coming of age story in which we see the victim‚ Connie‚ mature and evolve tremendously from the
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Did you know that the average person generates 4 pounds of garbage a day and 1.5 tons a year? And 70% of our dumps are recyclable? This is a huge problem because the landfills are getting full. If they get too full‚ we have to find a new area and pay larger bills. Here in America‚ we only recycle 5% of our plastic products. We used enough bottles to wrap around the Earth 190 times. 5% of that is a very little amount. It takes 47 million gallons of oil to produce enough bottles for the US in one year
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