Where Are You Smooth Talking? The saying goes the only difference between a tragedy and a comedy is the ending. Meaning no matter how tragic or comedic a story begins‚ the ending is what determines what type of story was told (thus what genre it falls in). This concept of endings is greatly exemplified through the comparison of the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates and the film the story was based on called Smooth Talk. Both works contain an abundance of similarities
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A Sense of Bill Bradley In John McPhee’s “A Sense of Where You Are” (1965)‚ he explains how Bill Bradley is a role model to many. He is the single greatest basketball player in Princeton’s school history. He leads the team to the Final Four in 1965. Beyond basketball‚ Bill’s hard working‚ unselfish‚ and responsible attitude made him much more than just a great basketball player‚ for they make him a great man. Bill Bradley is very disciplined and extremely hard working. Bill Bradley may have
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YOU MUST RUN VERY FAST TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE To begin with I would like to say that the topic of the essay may be thought as a great metaphor for life. If we ask how much time and energy do we spend just to hold on things and go outside the status quo it will be an honest question. From the one side we can say that the majority of time we spend each day is spent running just to stay in the same place. To continue with I can say that the percentage of the day spent on our growth seems to be very
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being at risk for an attraction towards older men‚ premarital sexual acts‚ and Disobedience. “Women who grow up without fathers often struggle with feelings of low self-esteem and unworthiness.” (OWN) In this instance though it was a young lady who had been affected in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚
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that hopes every day that you’re alive and I haven’t found you yet. I will have searched the far corners of the earth before I let myself believe you dead. I dream of you every night‚ then wake with the bitter taste of regret fresh in my mouth. You abandoned me. You have marooned me on this earth‚ and it is dark without your light by my side. All that fills my mind is when you were still beside me. I distinctly recall one summer when we were not quite children anymore and still too young to be adults
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What will happen to you? Every person comes face to face at some point in life with vital decisions. Some of the decisions are minor ones‚ while others can bring turning points in life. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" she displays a particular instant in the main 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
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This is where it ends Have you ever wondered about school shootings‚ or heard of them on the news? What is the theme of This is Where it Ends? How do the elements of POV‚ perspective‚ and setting help develop this theme? I think the theme is be thankful for your life this is supported by the POV (4 first person)‚ the perspective for Sylv‚ and setting of it’s remote location. After reading this is where it ends‚ it is concluded that POV‚ perspective‚ and setting all play a big role in the story. In
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it to be. The very place I think of when I think to where I feel perfectly content is a fire pit behind my house. In my opinion it is in the perfect location. It is surrounded by trees and the pit is made of stones that were found in the woods. There are 3 benches surrounding it that sit perfectly into the earth around them. It looks like a picture cut out from a magazine. I could sit there for literally hours. The first time I realized this was the place I felt content at was a warm summer night
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Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular literary work is not only captivating in the way that
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Connie ‘Narrative details in ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ The story ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ is about the fifteen year old Connie who is a girl struggling with her sexuality. The girl tries to be an adult and attractive‚ but at the same time‚ she hides her sexual side from her family. These two sides cannot remain separate from each other at all times and collide with each other‚ which this short story depicts. The main idea in this short story is the sexuality
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