David Cano 3/1/2014 ENC1102 Arnold Friend = Devil? One of the big mysteries In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Is Arnold Friend the devil or not. Arnold Friend portrays the devil in many ways. In the story‚ Arnold friend is the devil‚ he went to Connie’s house and tries to get her to go for a ride with him and his friend Elli Oscar so‚ he can rape and kill her. Arnold Friend is none other than the devil himself‚ which shows in his appearance‚ his speech‚ his
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Professor Hauth-Forgie English 102 19 February 2014 Arnold Friend or Arnold Foe ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’‚ a short story by Joyce Carol Oates‚ takes place in the mid-sixties and revolves around two central characters‚ Connie and Arnold Friend‚ who mysteriously appears at Connie’s home and tries to coax her into coming with him before ultimately forcing her. Arnold Friend is a much debated character among critics‚ largely due to hints of inhuman abilities and his intentions
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II 16 September 2013 Arnold Friend the Devil Arnold Friend portrays the devil in many ways. In the story‚ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by: Joyce Carol Oates Arnold friend is the devil‚ he went to Connie’s house and tries to get her to go for a ride with him and his friend Elli Oscar so‚ he can rape and kill her. Arnold Friend is none other than the devil himself‚ which shows in his appearance‚ his speech‚ his actions and supernatural visions‚ and in clues. Arnold Friend’s appearance
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character had Connie. Arnold Friend is a cold truth that the world can easily influence you and persuade you and immediately take that purity away from you if you
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appearance and actions an evil persona is rested upon Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend has an interesting description in this story. He is described initially with “shaggy‚ shabby black hair that looked crazy as a wig.” He is also wearing metallic sunglasses that reflected everything. Eyes are known to be windows into the soul. The fact that his eyes were not able to be seen may suggest that he didn’t have a soul‚ another reference to the possibility of Arnold being Satan. He is also described has standing
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survival of a treacherous act Arnold Friend is a strange character who has pale skin‚ eyes that appear as holes‚ hair that seems to be a wig‚ and a walk that suggests his boots are too big or that he is an amputee. He is very peculiar in that he hangs out with a bunch of minors and acts as if he was one himself. Many people in modern society who may have many characteristics such as Arnold‚ may be rejected in society. Therefore‚ one must ask how an odd man like Arnold Friend survived civilization or how
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Shanelle Ramos Professor Purugganan English 112 5 June 20 Dealing with the Devil: Arnold Friend and the Idle mind Everything that glitters isn’t gold. In life everyone reaches stages where they consider what’s normal isn’t fun anymore and they choose to take a look into what is attractive and popular. It is common for people to think the grass is greener on the other side‚ but an idle mind will always leads to destruction and the devil loves an idle mind. A protagonist by the name of Connie
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from Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. Connie continued to disobey her mother and go out in town to try and prove to herself that she is mature. She is a typical teenage girl trying to explore her sexuality through her looks‚ boys‚ and her friends. Since Connie was very rebellious and trying to become independent‚ she came to realize that she is not as grown up as she thought she was. She was acting very far out of her maturity level and she was brought into the reality of adulthood harshly
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prey‚ we tend to think about something like lions‚ preying on gazelles in the wildlife. Arnold Friend‚ however‚ in the story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Arnold is not a lion preying on gazelle‚ but he is a middle-aged man that becomes predatory and preys on 15-year-old Connie. Scheming and being a predatorial is what make Arnold Friend the villainous man he is. Arnold Friend‚ is a middle-aged man that uses himself as bait to fool and befriend young Connie. His
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ENG 102 B09 18 February 2012 Essay 1 The not so Friendly‚ Arnold Friend In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Oates uses imagery to show the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend‚ as frightening and portrays many qualities of the devil. From the beginning Connie is shown as selfish and promiscuous and what easier target for the devil than a sinful teenager that’s only living for fun. Throughout the story‚ Arnold Friend has a Rock & Roll vibe that attracts Connie‚ yet the second
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