Lurvin Magana-Calles Heidi Kozlowski English 1B September 28‚ 2014 Where Are you Going‚ Where 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
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“Where are you going‚ Where have you been” Analysis Evette Paden Shorter University “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” is a chilling tale of rape and murder with a plot to create suspense. On a symbolic level it becomes a metaphor for simplicity and innocence. Oates’ use of literal and figurative‚ psychological and allegorical levels makes this story a powerful and fascinating story. One contributing factor to this story’s power is her depiction of the two main characters’ double
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” should not be read through a fantasy/allegorical lens‚ but through a lens of reality. Reading it through the former limits the potency of the story. Everything that takes place in the story is believable‚ and in fact‚ many details of the story are based on real events. Arnold Friend is based on Charles Schmid‚ a real life serial killer who was responsible for the murder of three young girls. Schmid was arrested in 1965 for the rape and murder of Allen Rowe;
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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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directly relate to the students’ lives‚ problem-based learning and activities that impact students physically‚ intellectually‚ socially‚ and emotionally. The teaching philosophy that includes all of these learning tools is progressivism. According to our textbook‚ “progressivism is an educational philosophy emphasizing real-world problem solving and individual development.” This method of teaching involves the students in interactive learning while increasing their desire for knowledge. Once they
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entered a contest and won 1 million dollars. How would I invest in it? I would first set up a plan on what I am going to do with the money. The plan would be to split up the money. Some would be for college. There would be an account for spending money‚ one for emergency money‚ and one for necessities. This would be my plan for investing. The first account I would set up would be for college. 50 % of the 1 million dollars would go there. This is 500 Thousand dollars. The money would be used
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US History Chapter 23 Outline Joseph Cook From Roosevelt To Wilson In The AThe rge Of Progressivism I. The Spirit of Progressivism 1) Progressivism’s effect on society. A) Political: Fostered a reform movement that sought cures for the problems of city‚ state‚ and nation. B) Intellectual: Drew on expertise of the new social sciences and reflected a shift from older absolutes like religion to newer schools of thought relativism and the role of environment on human development
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Awesome Student Mrs. Aars CIS American History 15 March‚ 2013 My Take on the Progressives The common thought about progressivism before the 1950s were that it was a movement by the common people to curb the excessive power of powerful people such as urban bosses‚ corporate moguls‚ and corrupt officials. However‚ when George Mowry wrote his Progressivism: Middle Class Disillusionment‚ he challenged the common idea that the progressives were middle class citizens and instead considered them to
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