In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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50 - 75 words‚ identify each of the following by author‚ title‚ and context‚ and explain what the lines mean. 1. Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She
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Where the World Began 1. Laurence is against the stereotyped images of the Prairies as “dull‚ bleak‚ flat uninteresting. Where Laurence grew up was bizarre‚ agonizingly repressive or cruel at times and the ground in which the town was could be called harsh in violence of its seasonal changes but it was never a merely flat or uninteresting and never dull. 2. The droughts and depression were always there‚ some understood and some did not understand. 3. The town’s feelings in Laurence’s
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In the 1960s‚ when Oates wrote “Where Are You Going . . . ‚” a social revolution was happening. American women were asserting their rights and independence from men‚ and they were claiming their sexuality in a way they had never done before. One frequently discussed topic was adolescence and the struggles and anxieties that many young girls endured as they lost their sexual innocence and became adult women. Feeling undervalued in their homes and relationships with men‚ women questioned their role
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What is culture? Culture is a way of life – for most people anyway. People’s culture is what makes them as a whole‚ such as their religious beliefs‚ political views‚ and much more. The text Two Kinds‚ Where Worlds Collide‚ and Everyday Use shows that culture influences people’s views and the world. In Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds”‚ Jing- mei‚ is guided throughout her life by culture. “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America” (Tan 21) Jing-mei’s mother wanted
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Where I lived… I’ve lived in many places growing up but I was born in Baltimore‚ MD so of course that’s where most of my love would go. Ayee‚ go Ravens! (lol) But as a teenager‚ my favorite place I’ve lived at would have to be Virginia. It’s where I met my first “love” and met all my‚ what used to be‚ friends. While living in Virginia‚ I lived in two places – Chesterfield‚ VA and Fort Lee‚ which is on the Petersburg and Hopewell line. Living on Fort Lee was my favorite. Fort Lee is an army base
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Where I Stand Because this is the first informal feature piece I write in American Literature‚ I think you should know where I stand on a variety of issues. Everyone has their own opinion on different issues and beliefs. In every one of us‚ we have our own qualities‚ and different things we love and that’s what makes each of us unique. Without the joy of being different‚ the world would be plain and boring. I am myself through these different qualities. I am caring in a way where
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Where Happiness Lies "Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don ’t find happiness‚ you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are‚ who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings YOU the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run." -David Leonhardt People can spend their entire lives searching to fill what they feel is that void of happiness. They will get lost in their own sense of time
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