Where Are You Going Where Have You Been Music Analysis
Music in “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?”
In the story, repetition and strands of music take on a role of a character for Connie, offering a safe haven for a troubled girl. Throughout the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been?”, Oates uses the element of strands and repetition of music to create a safe haven for Connie in which she can escape. The theme from a 1950’s song “It’s all Over Now, Baby Blue.” By Bob Dylan connects to the theme of escaping from “Where Are You Going? Where have you been?” For one Connie is trying to escape from reality because of Connie’s imperfect life and her mother comparing Connie to herself because they are both so much alike. As well as escaping from Arnold, which she found creepy after discovering him and what he was trying to do. For example Bob says, “The vagabond who’s rapping at your door is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start a new and it’s all over now, Baby Blue.” From the story Arnold is waiting outside Connie’s door, Arnold uses music that Connie is interested in to …show more content…
“The way Connie couldn't help but let her eyes wander over the windshields and faces all around her, her face gleaming with a joy that had nothing to do with Eddie or even this place; it might have been the music. She drew her shoulders up and sucked in her breath with the pure pleasure of being alive”. This quote also implies that music was used to relax Connie, and made her feel as if she had a reason to be alive because of the great feeling it brought to Connie. As Joyce had said “her face gleaming with a joy that had nothing to do with Eddie or even this place” represents how boys weren’t what made Connie happy. Neither was it the places or all the fun she was having when she was with he friends but it was the music that gave her feelings as if it were her
In the story, repetition and strands of music take on a role of a character for Connie, offering a safe haven for a troubled girl. Throughout the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been?”, Oates uses the element of strands and repetition of music to create a safe haven for Connie in which she can escape. The theme from a 1950’s song “It’s all Over Now, Baby Blue.” By Bob Dylan connects to the theme of escaping from “Where Are You Going? Where have you been?” For one Connie is trying to escape from reality because of Connie’s imperfect life and her mother comparing Connie to herself because they are both so much alike. As well as escaping from Arnold, which she found creepy after discovering him and what he was trying to do. For example Bob says, “The vagabond who’s rapping at your door is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start a new and it’s all over now, Baby Blue.” From the story Arnold is waiting outside Connie’s door, Arnold uses music that Connie is interested in to …show more content…
“The way Connie couldn't help but let her eyes wander over the windshields and faces all around her, her face gleaming with a joy that had nothing to do with Eddie or even this place; it might have been the music. She drew her shoulders up and sucked in her breath with the pure pleasure of being alive”. This quote also implies that music was used to relax Connie, and made her feel as if she had a reason to be alive because of the great feeling it brought to Connie. As Joyce had said “her face gleaming with a joy that had nothing to do with Eddie or even this place” represents how boys weren’t what made Connie happy. Neither was it the places or all the fun she was having when she was with he friends but it was the music that gave her feelings as if it were her