Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is one of Joyce Carol Oates best short stories. Oates shows the reader what it is like to take things for granted and make mistakes through the main character‚ Connie. Throughout this story‚ Connie finds her identity and grows as a woman. In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ Joyce Carol Oates shows us the struggle of a young woman dealing with her family‚ sexuality‚ and common mistakes that can be made
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and adulthood is frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person
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"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she
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This essay aims to discover and analyse adult obesity as a public health issue in England that has gained attention as it has a detrimental effect on society. The rationale for choosing adult obesity as a public health issue is to comprehend and develop the knowledge of its impact and promote good health. In this essay brief description of obesity‚ its trends and the bio-psychosocial factors that determine their health and wellbeing will also be covered along with health inequalities an obese or
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The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society views them. Influences that impact people into what or whom they will become‚ and how their presence is perceived‚ will shape them throughout his or her lifetime. Many are more conscious of their identity when put into situations where they stand out.
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Some Big Issues within Psychology The study of psychology is filled with controversy and debate. All of the uncertainties and unanswered questions even push interest in the field. These questions provoke deep thought about why humans behave the way they do‚ where we learned these behaviors‚ how we learned them‚ and more. However‚ almost all of the smaller arguments can be grouped into one big debate: nature versus nurture. It asks if the way we behave comes from nature – the genes we inherit from
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Stakeholders: 1. Customers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2. Suppliers 3. Managers/Employees ✓ ✓ ✓ 4. Community-at-large ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5. Owners ✓ ✓ 6. Others The differences between firms in the private sector and public sector are in term of profit and decision making process. As we can see‚ in private sector‚ financial managers are generally motivated by profit and pushed to maintain a minimum level of profitability while for public sector‚ head of department are
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Consumer Perception of Public & Private Sector Banks: A Service Quality Approach TABLE OF CONTENTS |S. NO. |PARTICULARS |PAGE NO. | | |Executive Summary |3 | |1 |Introduction |4
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