Ashlee Thomas Fall 2014 Oats and O’Connor’s Perspective of a Stranger In the short stories “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates and “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor‚ both authors use their main characters to point out an important message about strangers. In the text “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”‚ Joyce Carol Oates character Arnold Friend uses Connie’s low self-esteem as an advantage to manipulate her into doing as he says. In “Good Country People”
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“Where have you been‚ Where are you going?” Joyce Carol Oates describes ‚ the main character Connie to be a rebellious teenager‚ she loses her childhood innocence when she gives up her virginity to Arnold Friend. Annotated bibliography Connie is portrayed to be lacking in self esteem and has feelings of worthlessness which is why she makes the decision‚ possibly fatal‚ like befriending Arnold friend. Johnson‚ Greg. Understanding Joyce Carol Oates‚ 1987: 101-02Johnson “interprets the story
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HaveYou Been? Analysis “Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been? Is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about a fifteen year old girl’s that lives a dual life for self-importance‚ an unforgiving desire for irresponsibility‚ yet doubtfulness to leave the security of family and the comfort ‘of sleeping on her bed again’ ( Oates 77) . Connie is a young girl that likes listening to music ‘that made everything so good” (Oates 66) and watching movies and also she spends a lot of time going out with friends
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her‚ and that was the beginning of which led to her death. If only Connie’s father took the time to initiate a conversation with his daughters‚ the Resendiz 2 one-second “intimate” interaction with that man “in a convertible jalopy painted gold” (Oates) could’ve been prevented. With that being said it is crucial to know that “the role of (a) father is to teach his daughter how to be in a nonsexual‚ intimate relationship(s) with a man.” (OWN) To be taught and told by not just your parents‚ but from
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to this day in our lives‚ we struggle to figure out who we are‚ and what we are put here on Earth to do. In our society today‚ we have trouble with searching with who we are. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the author’s background as well as her usage of characterization and internal conflict‚ develop the theme of identity and the search for self. During the summer‚ Connie spends most of her time hanging out with her friends or hanging out with
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Where Have You Been? Ideas for the story lines of many motion pictures get their inspiration from other works of writing often. Books are usually a main source of inspiration for movies‚ for instance‚ the movie Smooth Talk was based off of Joyce Carol Oates’ short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?. Most of the time however‚ you hear that the movie did not give justice to the book. Smooth Talk is an exception to this common conception. By keeping the main thematic issues of teenage
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Where have you Been Smooth Talking? In the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates‚ the lifestyle of protagonist Connie is described. Connie was a typical 15-year-old. She was outgoing‚ fun‚ and social. She had the worst relationship with her mother and her relationship with her father was not explained because he was not home much. Connie’s main concern was boys; she would do anything to meet up with them. That is not always a good idea because you never know
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Where Are You Going‚ Connie? For the most part of Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?”‚ Connie has been portrayed as a rebel of an adolescent. She hates staying home; she belittles her sister‚ criticizes her mother and is obsessed with the idea of romance and sex. Her attractive appearance as a physical advantage lends haughtiness to her rebellion. With a sister that is plain and a mother who has had her time of beauty‚ Connie thinks the world is hers for the taking.
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The Face of Evil Doesn’t Always Look the Part The short story “Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ and its adaptation Smooth Talk by Joyce Chopra both portray Arnold Friend as evil. Although he appears very differently in both texts‚ his intentions are the same and eventually gets Connie out of that house. In the movie‚ Joyce Chopra is trying to tell the audience who has read the story that evil comes in all different shapes and sizes through her casting of Treat
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written by Joyce Carol Oates. In this story‚ Connie is fifteen years old girl and the main character. She seems to have always lived in her sister’s shadow‚ June‚ who was apparently better all-around. Connie seems to be the more attractive of the two due to which she felt that her attractive personality would succumb to pleasure in the arms of a random boy. One day‚ she decided to stay home as opposed to going to a barbecue with her family. At that time‚ Arnold Friend‚ the antagonist in Oates’ story
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