The story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates is truly littered with conventions of Psychoanalysis. Freud developed a list of defense mechanisms used by the human subconscious in order to deal with issues too intense for the conscious mind. These strategies of the psyche are translated into symbols scattered throughout this work. These symbols are expressed through the characters of Connie‚ and Arnold Friend. The first convention is denial. Denial is when the subconscious
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where is Here” is a piece of Gothic Literature which shows the similarities between the two genres “Gothic Literature” and “Magical Realism”. Both Gothic Literature and Magical Realism both have normal settings with either a supernatural as well as a mystery. An example of this in the short story “Where is Here”‚ “For years they had lived without incident in their house in a quiet residential neighborhood when‚ on one November evening at dusk‚ the doorbell rang
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Danette Willis June 15‚ 2013 English 11238A A Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular
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In a hurry to grow up‚ Connie‚ in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”‚ naively executes the perfect role as an eager‚ under aged adolescent who lets her insecurities‚ dissatisfaction‚ and curiosities land her in irreversible danger. Most teenage girls in America are obsessed with their looks. If this shirt does not fit right or that lipstick does not match‚ then more than likely a girl’s entire day is thrown off. Throughout the story‚ Connie more than proved this theory
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Joyce Carol Oates’ “Life After High School” is a story of the evolution of two dynamic characters‚ Sunny and Zachary. Both figuratively wear masks in the beginning of the story which they eventually struggle to hang on to and eventually shed. A theme of the story is the societal standards and it’s effects on our behavior and disposition. Important to note is the context of the story; it begins in 1959 in a high school. Important are societal views on sexuality and the traditionally collectivist-type
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The protagonist of Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a vain and stubborn girl named Connie. Fifteen years old‚ she believes beauty is everything and is nothing short of rebellious‚ maintaining two different personas: one for at home with her family and one for going out with her friends. One night out with her girl friends‚ Connie spots a young man watching her. He promises to come get her. The next day‚ the man comes to Connie’s house‚ keeping his word‚ and spends
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scarier parts of life. As for Judd Mulvaney‚ this is very true. In her novel‚ We Were the Mulvaneys‚ Joyce Carol Oates characterizes Judd as a reflective young boy through her use of indirect and direct characterization‚ selection of detail‚ and repetition. Initially‚ the reader sees a young boy taking a break from his bike ride to gape at a brook near his house. As Judd stares into the water‚ Oates describes him as "hypnotized and scared." The water leaves him "immobile" as he begins to sink into
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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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In “Where is Here?” by Joyce Carol Oats‚ she uses a few different methods of indirect characterization to describe the character who is only known as “the visitor”. The five methods are appearance‚ speech‚ actions‚ reactions of others‚ and private thoughts. To begin‚ we will analyze the physical appearance of the visitor. In the beginning of the short story‚ Oats describes the character as a man in his late forties who was wearing a dark‚ conservatively cut suit. His hair was described as “thin”
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing
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