There are many notorious characters in literature‚ all with their own menacing qualities and depraved actions. None‚ however‚ have struck such a devastatingly creepy chord as Arnold Friend of Joyce Carol Oates "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Seducer of young girls and embodiment of Lucifer‚ Arnold Friend is anything but a friend. Arnold Friend is presented through both actions and appearances‚ and these combine to diminish his likeability‚ while adding to his devilish persona. Although
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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Parent-Child relationship in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates and in In the Gloaming‚ written by Alice Elliott Dark are two different demonstrations of relationships that parents and children have with one another. In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been the Parent-Child Relationship was strained and distant in In the Gloaming‚ the Parent-Child Relationship was close and open. In Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going? Connie and her mother were always
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The short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a tale about a teenage girl making the journey from her known world into something she has never experienced before. The main character lives the normal teenage life listening to the latest music and going out with her friends to the mall. “They must have been familiar sights‚ walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk” (753). One night with her
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Innocent‚ young‚ naïve; this is how Connie was at her age of fifteen. She liked the attention boys gave her and how it made her feel. A man named Arnold Friend‚ whose much older than her‚ has stalked Connie and wants to convince her to go for a ride in his car. Connie doesn’t notice the man’s older features and this causes her young mind to contemplate going with Arnold in his car. Connie is more conflicted with herself‚ she battles to make the right choices
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general category: unruly‚ uncaring‚ and self-absorbed. In the short story “Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates plays on this stereotype. She uses imagery and point of view to direct the reader’s attention to the teenage girl psyche‚ selfish‚ whimsical‚ and longing for attention and affection‚ and how this stereotypical psyche can be distorted and controlled. The protagonist of the story‚ Connie‚ is a vain‚ “typical” teenage girl‚ looking for attention‚ especially from
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and one for anywhere that was not home”(1369)‚ this character‚ Connie‚ in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is depicted as a self-centered‚ condescending‚ insecure fifteen year old girl growing into a woman. Connie comes off as a troubled young girl who consistently uses her sexuality for attention but at the same time is afraid of intimacy. This is said be due to her fractured relationships with her family; her frequent excursions with older boys that appeared to not
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1. “Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?”: What is an allusion? Read the story with an eye to allusions of “Little Red Riding Hood”. What is an archetype? What archetype does the description of Arnold Friend suggest? What does Arnold’s car represent? What archetype do Connie and her description suggest? What archetype does the conflict between Connie and Arnold suggest? Can this story be considered as a cautionary tale? An allusion is something that relates a subject or idea and
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frustration traverse the site. Subsequently‚ sometimes inquiries are effectively accomplished in person. Easterly’s article takes the approach in dealing with ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ to be somewhat of a mythical with underlying evil tone. The story of an attractive adolescent girl left all alone at home while her family is absent is swayed into forsaking the safety of her home by this eccentric yet fascinating character named Arnold Friend. Easterly appears torn concerning the
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Dysfunctional Organizations Are Like Dysfunctional Families Dysfunction causes organizations and families to fail to meet their goals. I wish I had time to do actual digging (and research) on this‚ but other things like … making a living … make that impossible. Still‚ I have my observations‚ and here they are: The impact of dysfunctional relationships and behaviors is almost always negative. When an organization is dysfunctional‚ such as when one part of it has inordinate power‚ it will be challenged
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