The Two Sides of Connie ‘Narrative details in ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ The story ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ is about the fifteen year old Connie who is a girl struggling with her sexuality. The girl tries to be an adult and attractive‚ but at the same time‚ she hides her sexual side from her family. These two sides cannot remain separate from each other at all times and collide with each other‚ which this short story depicts. The main idea in this short story
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how the families’ destruction come to be‚ yet both exterior sources cause the family to be broken. My objective is to compare and contrast the representation of family in Hell-Heaven by Jhumpa Lahiri and Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates by using the two following literary techniques‚ conflict and foreshadowing. In the short stories Hell-Heaven and Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ conflict is use as a literary technique. Both authors of the
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One‚ two‚ three‚ four the regions of origin want no more. In the article “Who Owns the Past” by Joyce Mortimer talks about how some of the artifacts were made for certain people; museums own them now and many people are trying to get the artifacts back. The region of origin should get their artifacts back because it was theirs in the first place and some of the artifacts were very personal to some people. Artifacts should be given back to the regions of origin. In the article “Who Owns the Past”
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The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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shoulders up and sucked in her breath with the pure pleasure of being alive”. This quote also implies that music was used to relax Connie‚ and made her feel as if she had a reason to be alive because of the great feeling it brought to Connie. As Joyce had said “her face gleaming with a joy that had nothing to do with Eddie or even this place” represents how boys weren’t what made Connie happy. Neither was it the places or all the fun she was having when she was with he friends but it was the music
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Evil has existed in the world since time began. While it is inherent in everyone‚ some find enjoyment in its effects while others simply cannot find the means to break free from it. In Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” evil reveals itself as Arnold Friend‚ a character consumed by wicked thoughts and desires. Arnold pursues a young girl and convinces her through slick conversation and frightening insinuations that there is no other option than to surrender to him‚ thus
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Loving‚ Superficial‚ Intimate Teens "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates catapults its reader into a seductive‚ fifteen-year-old mindset‚ embodied by the main character‚ the rebellious Connie. Connie‚ much like Sammy‚ the main character from "A & P" by John Updike‚ is on the prowl for companionship and sex. Their unsuccessful search for intimacy‚ appreciation for family life‚ and superficial attitudes are what bring them together as similar characters but also what
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Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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death. In this type of iconography‚ the young lady was not involved in a dance anymore‚ but in a sensual intercourse‚ which will become always more erotic as time went by. The theme of the “Death and the Maiden” was apparent in the following works: Joyce Carol Oates’‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Perrault and Grimms‚ "Little Red Riding Hood;” "Little Red Cap;" Sylvia Plath’s‚ Collected Poems‚ Antigone (Sophocles and Anouilh); and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In the short story‚ "Where
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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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