Where Is Here? By Joyce Carol Oats: An Analysis

“Where is Here?” By Joyce Carol Oats is a story about a mysterious stranger visiting a family.The visitor discusses the idea of infinity.The drawing,the house,and the characters all support the idea of infinity. To begin,the illustration the stranger draws for the son.The drawing is most obvious because the stranger himself explains it to the son using the word infinity.The stranger demonstrates the drawing to the son drawing a square then drawing a triangle,a second,third,and a fourth inside of it without their points coinciding.He then exclaims”the border of the triangles’ common outline gets more and measures larger and larger…..soon you'll need a magnifying glass to see the details...and so forth,forever.”The drawing demonstrates the idea of infinity because of the illusion of never ending triangles inside a square. Furthermore,the house demonstrates the idea of infinity.As the stranger trudges