comparison tool “June did this‚ June did that win[ing] praises all the time by her mother” (Oates 1). While the sisters are favored both Connie and Cinderella are devalued by their mothers for “Connie could [not] do a thing‚ her mind was filled with trashy daydreams’’ (Oates1). June and Connie often clash between each other because they have different views on adulthood. Connie is conceited‚ outgoing‚ and wild where as June “plain and chunky” still lives at home at the age of twenty-four‚ gets the approval
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Oats uses characterization including methods such as symbolism and allusions to develop her characters‚ and thus establish her theme of the cross roads Connie faces in her transition from the innocence of her adolescence to the impurity of adulthood facilitated by the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend. From the beginning of the story‚ the reader sees Connie has a strong desire to make her early transition into adulthood. Although she in only 15‚ she acts like an adult as “everything about her had two sides
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motif of the music and the dream-like imagery in order to convey that Connie is having a nightmare that was created by her conscience and Arnold Friend is a collection of all the bad things she has done. Connie’s conscience is tainted by the things she does and thinks as a teenager. While fighting with her mother‚ “Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over” (Oates 1). The fact that Connie wishes that her mother and herself were dead shows some evil inside her
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women. Feeling undervalued in their homes and relationships with men‚ women questioned their role in society and the role that sex and gender played in their lives. In “Where Are You Going . . . ‚” Oates explores this social upheaval in miniature: Connie‚ one young woman out of a country of young women‚ must confront her own questions and anxieties as she transitions into adulthood. Her separation from her home and family is violent‚ and Arnold Friend is by no means a savior. But the sense of sweeping
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Oates‚ the character Arnold Friend was based on the serial killer in which Connie was one of the many victims he had abducted. There are many possibilities on how the author intends the readers to understand it. Such as‚ it could be a dream that Connie is having‚ in all actuality it could be real; it could send a message to young women‚ or it becomes a nightmare when he comes as a demonic figure. Connie has been living this fantasy like existence until she encounters Arnold Friend
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INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate
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perspective‚ regarding Connie‚ a 15-year-old. She and her mother have not at all gotten along. Her mother consistently compares her with her sister‚ and her father barely ever speaks with his daughters. One night‚ Connie and her best friend go to a shopping plaza. As instantly the adult is out of sight they cross the highway into a drive-in restaurant and stay on the restaurant’s counter. Thereafter a boy name Eddie starts talks with Connie‚ inviting her to go eat. Connie leaves her best friend and
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meaning of the house to the town’s people of Emily’s neighborhood. “Where are you going‚ where have you been” Oates shows us how music is largely used in the text. The type of Music that both Connie and Arnold listen to is who they are. Connie uses it for her fantasy world and Arnold uses to manipulate Connie. Emily’s house that is very similar to her is a structure of a memorial‚ the only remaining of a symbolic representation of the past. The house “It was a big‚ squarish
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“[Connie] had a quick‚ nervous giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people’s faces to make sure her own was all right.” (1) In the story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” the author Joyce Carol Oates‚ deliberately shows us the level of innocence of the protagonist Connie‚ as well as the similar features an inexperienced young girl who lived in 1966 compares to those of a young girl who is raised in our era. Young teenage girls in 1966 are no different
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1960s American suburbs and is told through the eyes of a teenager named Connie. The theme of the story revolves around Connie and her feelings as it is basically told through the eyes of a teenager. The reader is first introduced to the main character Connie and the theme of innocence is established. The first parts of the essay tell us how Connie does not get along with her mother or her sister. It is shown in some ways how Connie dislikes her sister June as her mother keeps praising her. It is very
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