Analysis Of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been '

Weinberger’s article makes many interesting points about the character of Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”- the main idea being that Arnold represents Connie’s “other self”. According to the article, this can be observed in how Connie and Arnold are opposites in both appearance and behavior, and Arnold’s purpose is to induct Connie into adulthood. I disagree with the idea that Arnold is Connie. While the article gathered a lot of good evidence to support this claim, I think the claim actually begins to subvert many of the story’s original ideas. If we decide that Connie is indeed Arnold, then Connie is literally doing all of this to herself- she is the reason for her own harassment and she is technically causing