Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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Sandra Benitez book" A PLACE WHERE THE SEA REMEMBERS" introduces us to the struggles of the residents of a small village in Santiago‚ Mexico. This book is filled of love and anger‚ tragedy and hope. Each character faces a conflict that affects the course of his or her life. The characters in this conflict are Remedios‚ the healer‚ of the small town who listens to people’s stories and gives them advice. Than‚ Marta a 16 year old teenage girl who was raped and became pregnant. Chayo is Marta’s big
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The special person in my life I am very lucky to have a lot of special people in my life. The one person who I have been very fortunate to have in my life is my grandma. She has been there for me since day one‚ she saw me come into this world
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Paper “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story that poses many questions centered around the protagonist‚ Connie and the antagonist Arnold Friend and his “comrade” Ellie. The fate of Connie at the end of the story is still up for debate after all these years after the story was published in 1966. The main question posed is who actually is Arnold Friend? Is he the devil or something else? The answer may never be fully known but in
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The next thing on my bucket list is to visit each of the most haunted places in the U.S. The list includes historical sites‚ battlefields‚ mansions and hotels. All provide access to the public‚ and some even offer overnight accommodations. I think it would be a historically enlightening experience‚ and who doesn’t like a good scare every now and then?1. Gettysburg Battlefield‚ Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania Over ten thousand men died in the battle of Gettysburg. Located in Pennsylvania‚ the battlefield
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Connie is a young fifteen year old who cares about her sexual drive that men have toward her. “The 1960s unleashed the so called sexual revolution. It seemed more a source of comic relief and tragic nostalgic recirculation than political inspiration…” This revolution consisted of women demanding their own rights so they could become more and more independent. There were significant shifts in social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ 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
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Floyd G. Potts Sr. THEO0201_B01_200930 Short Essay #1 Short Essay on Inerrancy and Inspiration As Christians and servants of the most High God we take a presuppositional stance in the belief that the Bible is the inspired word of God and that gives it authority. The Bible stands as the foundation for many of mankind’s spiritual attempts to seek God through the Bible or his attempts to create a religion through misinterpretation of scripture and in some cases plagiarizing it. When we examine
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family is a important figure in a persons life‚ but the said family can also be a detrimental to a persons health. One example of this is in the book A Place Where the Sea Remembers. Family figures are very important to a developing child and to the parents. César Burgos is a single father who is raising Beto‚ his son‚ after his wife and other sons have passed in a bus accident. Because of this tragedy on his family‚ Beto does not speak to his father‚ "’ Why don’t you speak?’ César cried‚ heat surging
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