Summary Of 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?'
Men are predators specifically designed to kill, steal, and destroy their prey in society. The men, criminals, in the short stories are scary and creepy;$ they used fear to control their victims. Women have built an image for themselves over the years as independent, strong, and smart. However, the women in the following stories represent a different image for women. In both short stories, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, the protagonists are lured by their bad decisions leading to their demise; the victims’ bad decisions along with the criminals’ bad intentions led to death creating the plot of both stories. Although, the stories have the same plot, the characters differ tremendously. Connie, the
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You don’t see your sister using that junk” bickered her mom (Oates 1141). Her and her parents always disagreed about the things Connie wanted to do; however, when she does something with her sister, they had no objections. The protagonist sought an adventure: she snuck across the highway to a drive-in restaurant where older kids hung out. While on this adventure, she met a Parker 2 creepy stranger that promised her he was gonna get her. The protagonist proved that her family meant more to her than she let on by protecting them from the creepy stranger named Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend threatened to slaughter her family if she did not agree to go with him, so, she made the sacrifice and selflessly went with Arnold Friend to save her family. On the other hand, the grandmother, the protagonist in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” is very involved in the family events taking place. The grandmother continuously complained about the trip to Florida and tried to warn the family about a criminal roaming around that area called “the misfit.” While on the family vacation, the protagonist suggested for the family to make a visit down an old dirt road she remembers traveling as a young girl; “ the thought was so embarrassing that she turned red in the face” (O’Connor 1180) when she realized that she has mistaken the road for
You don’t see your sister using that junk” bickered her mom (Oates 1141). Her and her parents always disagreed about the things Connie wanted to do; however, when she does something with her sister, they had no objections. The protagonist sought an adventure: she snuck across the highway to a drive-in restaurant where older kids hung out. While on this adventure, she met a Parker 2 creepy stranger that promised her he was gonna get her. The protagonist proved that her family meant more to her than she let on by protecting them from the creepy stranger named Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend threatened to slaughter her family if she did not agree to go with him, so, she made the sacrifice and selflessly went with Arnold Friend to save her family. On the other hand, the grandmother, the protagonist in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” is very involved in the family events taking place. The grandmother continuously complained about the trip to Florida and tried to warn the family about a criminal roaming around that area called “the misfit.” While on the family vacation, the protagonist suggested for the family to make a visit down an old dirt road she remembers traveling as a young girl; “ the thought was so embarrassing that she turned red in the face” (O’Connor 1180) when she realized that she has mistaken the road for