consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process of making the hardest decisions of her life as she chooses the heroic path. By having the knowledge of her own fate and life atrisk of her family being hurt‚ she decided to go with the mysterious man. It is this in which I believe that Connie can be seen as a hero in this story as she portrays an act of nobility and integrity; entering into adulthood and accepting
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Have You Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing her deadly fall. Many times throughout the story‚
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Oates is an American writer who has published over forty novels. Most of her novels are graphic and many of them depict death. In her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Oates tells the story of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl. Like in many of her previous novels Connie dies‚ or the reader is led to believe she does. Oates was inspired by Bob Dylan’s song “ It’s All Over Now‚ Baby Blue”‚ Charles Schmid‚ and from the book of Judges chapter 19 verse 17 in the Bible. While Joyce Carol
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constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as pretty and self-centered (Oates 421). To emphasize her selfishness‚ Connie is contrasted with her sister‚ June‚ who is chubby‚ plain‚ and well-behaved. Connie’s mother always praises June for her work ethic and help around the house‚ but says Connie can’t do anything due to “trashy daydreams”. There isn’t much of a
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and in the north‚ your summers would hit 65-70℉. The precipitation in the south would be around 50 inches and around 30 inches in the north. There are five different zones in the Temperate Deciduous Forest. “The first zone is the Tree Stratum zone(Connie). The Tree
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were to young girls like Connie‚ the main character. Though many interpretations have been made‚ and all of them equally important and worth being discussed‚ there is one that brings the theme of this story to a new level. It gives the story a meaning while stating that in the story itself‚ Connie is in a world of meaninglessness: from the absence of God‚ the lack of love in her home life‚ to her obsession with prettiness. This interpretation is the one that states that Connie lived in Sartre’s very
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Maria Bustos Instructor: Ms. Cowart English 102 February‚ 4‚ 2015 Short Story Essay #1 “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” The short story about Connie deals with the experience of a young girl that is haunted by her good looks and cryptic behaviors. Inspired by a Life article of a serial killer‚ Oates created the story to: “It was not the number of murders that intrigued me‚ but the disturbing fact that a number of teenagers –from “good” families—aided and abetted his crimes” (Oates
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Carol Oates short story “Where are you going? Where have you been?” featuring the main protagonist‚ Connie. Connie is forced to face the ordeal of becoming an adult at the age of fifteen in a matter of minutes. She spurns her parents in an effort to be rebellious‚ she goes out at night with her friends in search of young
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the relationships among love‚ age‚ and maturity will be compared. In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” based in the 1960’s‚ is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is seduced and finally abducted by a man named Arnold Friend. The Story has underlined tones of love‚ age‚ and evil. Connie‚ the main character of the story‚ is an attractive girl in her own mind which eventually gets her into trouble with Arnold Friend. In the story “The Storm”‚ Calixta and Alcee the main
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Where Have You Been?“ — “Her name was Connie “ — signals that it is being told by a third-person narrator. This narrative voice stays closely aligned to Connie’s point of view. The reader learns what her thoughts are‚ but the narrator provides no additional information or judgment of the situation. For instance‚ Connie’s harsh appraisals of her sister and mother are discussed: “now [her mother’s] looks were gone and that was why she was always after Connie‚” but it is clear that this assessment
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