Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often
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Fiction Analysis Where are you going‚ Where have you been? The story is based in 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
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Weinberger’s article makes many interesting points about the character of Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”- the main idea being that Arnold represents Connie’s “other self”. According to the article‚ this can be observed in how Connie and Arnold are opposites in both appearance and behavior‚ and Arnold’s purpose is to induct Connie into adulthood. I disagree with the idea that Arnold is Connie. While the article gathered a lot of good evidence to support this claim‚ I
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Did you ever have any field trips? I hope so‚ because they are very influential in the lives of students and teachers alike. Learning and the learning experience are enhanced during field trips. Field trips also help develop social skills. Field trips are an integral part of America’s school system and are important in so many ways. During life we are influenced by many things. Field trips belong with those many things. A field trip to a zoo may inspire a child to become a veterinarian
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Michael Gordon Mr. Rafalowski English 1010 28 October 2014 The Hunger Games book and movie are great. Well‚ if you have seen them you clearly see that the movie and the book’s plots are relatively similar‚ but there are a few differences between the movie and the book. Although they bear some seeming variances‚ the similarities between the Hunger Games book and the Hunger Games movie are pronounced. To begin‚ the Hunger Games movie is a very interesting movie that is modified in order
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Have you ever extinguished car fire before? As a child‚ I always loved to help people in whatever way I could. It all began when my grandmother purchased me a doctor set; I would go around the house using the stethoscope to listen to people’s hearts. When I was little I remember trying to help my cousin Matt feel better by cooking him soup‚ tucking him in bed ‚and just being there for him for anything he needed. At this time I was only six years old‚ but I knew I wanted to make a difference. My
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Getting Bullied Because You’re Different? The People in children of war have similar situations in their stories. Mostly are all struggling and are getting bullied and are trying to fit in.Ha is a main character in the book “Inside Out and Back Again”she was born in Vietnam and she has to flee from the war.The main thing i’m focusing on is bullying because they talk about to a lot in the book and in the articles.I like this topic because people talk about it a lot.Refuges‚like Ha‚often struggle with
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Have you ever felt nice? In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs.Jones is nice. One reason she is nice is Mrs.Jones is forgiving. Another reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is trusting and the last reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is caring. In particular Mrs. Jones is nice because she is forgiving. The reason she is forgiving is she brought Roger into her home and washed him up. She also fed him lima beans and ham after Roger took her pocketbook. I think that Mrs. Jones wants Roger
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In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Joyce Carol Oates uses compelling themes to convey real life issues to the readers. She also exploits many references to well know fairytales through symbols and motifs. This short story shares the theme of good versus evil to the fairytales Cinderella‚ Rapunzel and Snow White. The theme of evil is first expressed through Connie’s and Cinderella’s afflictions with their sisters that shape the essence of sibling rivalry. Like Cinderella‚ Connie’s sister
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