Analysis Of Where Are You Going Where Have You Been
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 ways how Connie dislikes her sister June as her mother keeps praising her. It is very clear through some parts that her mother prefers her sister June to Connie because June is organized and cleans her room. “June was twenty four and still lived at home” and “she was so plain and chunky and steady that Connie had to hear her praised all the time by her mother and her mother’s sisters” shows how much her mother liked June’s habits and disliked the way Connie kept self-obsessing which was normal for any teenager. The way Connie keeps checking herself in the mirror and in people’s eyes shows how her sexuality is developing. She is shown to use hair spray and like her mother refers to her “Trashy daydreams” is seen obsessing about her appearance and her looks by the author.
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There is some kind of music playing in the background or in Connie’s head. The music gives the story an almost magical appeal, as if Connie isn’t living her life but has stepped out of it and is telling her own story. Even the title “where are you going, where have you been” seems like lyrics of a song that is both catchy and easy to remember. It makes the reader wonder what the story is all about and how it is going to end. This is exactly what the writer has done. He has kept an element of surprise and suspense in the whole story as the reader slowly awaits a plot
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 ways how Connie dislikes her sister June as her mother keeps praising her. It is very clear through some parts that her mother prefers her sister June to Connie because June is organized and cleans her room. “June was twenty four and still lived at home” and “she was so plain and chunky and steady that Connie had to hear her praised all the time by her mother and her mother’s sisters” shows how much her mother liked June’s habits and disliked the way Connie kept self-obsessing which was normal for any teenager. The way Connie keeps checking herself in the mirror and in people’s eyes shows how her sexuality is developing. She is shown to use hair spray and like her mother refers to her “Trashy daydreams” is seen obsessing about her appearance and her looks by the author.
Since …show more content…
There is some kind of music playing in the background or in Connie’s head. The music gives the story an almost magical appeal, as if Connie isn’t living her life but has stepped out of it and is telling her own story. Even the title “where are you going, where have you been” seems like lyrics of a song that is both catchy and easy to remember. It makes the reader wonder what the story is all about and how it is going to end. This is exactly what the writer has done. He has kept an element of surprise and suspense in the whole story as the reader slowly awaits a plot