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    corrode the creative and revolutionary spirit of the individual. The poem was also titled after “tombs of the unknown soldiers”‚ tombs that were used to represent soldiers who were impossible to identify since the end of World War I. Auden wrote the poem shortly after becoming a citizen of the United States. He came to the U. S. to escape what he thought was the repressive nature of Britain. It is clear how this poem stands the test of time so well‚ because Auden’s exile could

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    There are many similarities between the short stories "Good Country People" and "Where are you goingWhere have you been?"‚ most notably their characters. Both stories contain a female protagonist‚ and a male antagonist‚ whose confrontations start out relatively normal‚ and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. Their main characters‚ Hulga and Connie‚ are shockingly similar‚ and yet strangely different‚ one a 15 year old wishing to be older and beautiful‚ the other a bitter 32 year

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    Erika Villanueva “Where Are You GoingWhere Have You Been” By Joyce Carol Oates There are things that happen when we are growing up that change us when we are grown. There are things that change us forever. Every human being is different‚ and there is a reason why . All of us had a childhood and all kinds of experiences some good‚ some bad‚ some full of joy but also others very painful. Eventually we grow childhood and mature depending of what we have gone through. The way we are able to handle

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    Analyzing Fiction In “Where are you goingwhere have you been”‚ this story makes me frustrated with the main character Connie. She comes off to me as an immature little girl who wants to live the life of a mature woman‚ but when faced with reality she is still just a little girl. I felt Connie feels the need to rebel or act a different person when she leaves her house and in a sense lives a double life and has two personalities. In the story the author writes‚ “She wore a pull-over jersey blouse

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    Samantha McLaughlin Mr. Mosmeyer AP English III 10-21-09 Deadly Doubt: Symbolism‚ Tone and foreshadowing in “Where are you goingWhere Have you been?” A little girl sits home alone‚ relaxed in every way. She doesn’t know the danger she put herself in. It’s sunny. It’s bright‚ but out of the sunshine comes something clever and dark‚ A. Friend. When Connie meets Arnold Friend he is a stranger‚ but ironically his name is name spells a friend. I think this symbolism rests in the glaring

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    Debrionna Mulhall Jennifer Schaller English 1102 Sec. 53 10 October 2014 Peeling Back The Label “Where Are You GoingWhere Have You Been?” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. This popular short story made its debut in 1966. Dependent upon the interpreter‚ this short story may seem to be based upon many different themes‚ although my goal is to focus on analyzing the author’s use of stylistic devices such as a recognizable setting‚ and symbolism that Oates has effectively implemented in

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    Where You’re Going‚ Is Somewhere You Have Never Been As you read through this short story written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ you will read about the story of a normal teenage girl‚ Connie‚ that loves to believe that she is far more mature than she really is. Her maturity that she longs for throughout the story is then forced upon her and‚ then her true colors show. They show that no matter how mature she thinks she is‚ she is still pretty far from full adulthood and is well in the middle of adolescence

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    Oh Brother‚ Where Art Thou? Vs. Odyssey The movie‚ “Oh Brother‚ Where Art Thou?” relates to the life of Odysseus‚ a Greek king. The simplest similarity between Odysseus and Ulysses Everett McGill is that the name Odysseus in Latin is Ulysses. Because they shared the same name many things throughout each stories connect them. Throughout these stories both Odysseus and Everett experience unfortunate events while they are sleeping. In the film Everett was always startled and awoken by the guards because

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    In the short story Where Have You Gone Charming Billy‚ Tim O’ Brien‚ examines a conflict with the main character Paul Berlin and his internal fear of dying. The story takes place around 1965-1973 during the Vietnam War. It is Paul’s first day at the war and he has been fighting his anxiety. He has already seen one of the twenty-six soldiers in his platoon die of a heart attack because of tripping a mine bomb. Many soldiers continuously tell Paul to just get used to the fear of the jungle however

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    "You’re not going." Just like that‚ they struck a deal. Of course‚ only one of them were aware of the deal and its terms: one man would enforce his will‚ and the other would cave. "I’m sorry‚ I don’t want trouble‚" Solomon said in an apologetic‚ non-threatening tone. "I just want to pass through and get home peacefully. I’m not bothering anyone." Solomon’s hands were raised shoulder height with his palms facing the man in front of him‚ the universal sign for "I give up." It was true‚ he really

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