Carol Oates "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" is one that has had many interpretations over there years‚ by many literary critics and readers alike‚ generating a vast list of themes and meanings to the story. Some have declared the story to be a "feminist allegory‚" while others argue that one of the main characters‚ Arnold‚ is a "savior" or "messiah figure‚" as popular figures during the 1960’s were to young girls like Connie‚ the main character. Though many interpretations have been made
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“All summer in a day” is a short story written by Ray Bradbury. In it the theme of the book is about jealousy and acceptance. In a jist the story is set on Venus where the sun only comes out every seven years. This girl‚ Margot came from earth and has felt the sun and remembered it. The kids born on Venus are jealous of the kid Margot because they want to remember the sun too. So they lock her up in a closet so she can’t go outside when the sun comes out. In the book i read‚ “Ready player one” Ernest
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" The flower is god’s finest workmanship in the world. It is his finest gift to mankind." Flowers hold grace‚ beauty‚ and love all inside a small‚ delicate‚ warm hearted piece of nature. Yes‚ flowers are nothing more than a foot tall‚ but the joy and happiness it brings to one‚ overpowers it by twenty. I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. ~Emma Goldman The flower is a pure‚ beautiful creation of nature. Everyday we are exposed to the enriched colors and charming qualities
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Lather and Nothing Else The central theme in “Lather and Nothing Else” is that when faced with hard decisions people struggle with their morals. In this story the protagonist is faced with the decision to become a murderer or continue being the honorable barber that he is. The first reference to support this theme is when the barber thinks to himself “I would have to shave his beard just like any other‚ carefully‚ neatly‚ just as though he were a good customer...” Showing that his first instinct
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some people views in innocence is freedom from sin‚ moral wrong‚ or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil. At some point in everyone’s life they will eventually lose there innocence‚ it just depends on the choices they have made. In Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” She uses characterization and imagery to show how Connie is dealing with the loss of her innocence Oates characterization of Arnold Friend shows how Connie’s perspective of Arnold and his looks leads to the
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ON FLOWERS The flowers that grow to glad all earth Are emblems of a better birth‚ When we shall wake beyond the skies‚ And see the plains of heaven arise. The trees that bud and blossom forth‚ Throughout the world from south to north‚ Are tokens that a life will bloom When manhood’s passed beyond the tomb. FLOWERS are the gems that give color to the poetry of nature‚ and to cultivate a taste for them helps to beautify our minds. They assist at times in expressing our feelings and thoughts
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Purple (1982). Her short story‚ The Flowers‚ is from 1973‚ a time where the Civil Rights Movement was trying to create an equal society‚ where blacks and whites could live peacefully together. It was also a time‚ where many African-American people lived in fear of the racism of the white (reportingcivilrights). It is about an African/American girl named Myop‚ who loses her innocence as a result of stepping on a dead man’s skull. By reading this story‚ we could have full understanding and acknowledging
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books based on World War II‚ and the novel All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein is about her amazing story and the knowledge and experience she picked up through her journey. In the novel‚ she uses herself as the main character to emphasize what she has been through. She grew up in Germany where she lived a happy‚care-free life‚ but when the war started she then understood the more important‚ deeper things. Through the story‚ she develops two important themes‚ to keep the faith and never give up and
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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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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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