acclaimed short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ a 15-year-old girl named Connie‚ with ever growing feelings of attraction toward the opposite sex‚ has a vexing encounter with a middle-aged man who goes by the name Arnold Friend. You can’t talk about Arnold Friend‚ his train of thought‚ and intentions without talking about and understanding Connie’s character. In the story‚ Connie is vain‚ self-centered‚ and fabricates the truth of her whereabouts to her parents. She and her friend
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The main antagonist‚ Arnold Friends main objective is to lure Connie out and take her on a so called “date”. He does this by trying to make small talk. Some of the things said can be very creepy as he seems to have psychic abilities and know everything. One of the more irrelevant things said was‚ “Leave me alone‚” Connie whispered. “Hey‚ you know that old woman down the road‚ the one with the chickens and stuff—you know her?” “She’s dead!” “Dead? What? You know her?” Arnold Friend said. “She’s dead—“
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Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover who he
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He’s gone? Finnick asks‚ looking down at Boggs. I nod. We need to get out of here. Now. We just set off a streetful of pods. You can bet they’ve got us on surveillance tapes. Count on it‚ says Castor. All the streets are covered by surveillance cameras. I bet they set off the black wave manually when they saw us taping the propo. Our radio communicators went dead almost immediately. Probably an electromagnetic pulse device. But I’ll get us back to camp. Give me the Holo. Jackson reaches for
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is a short story that brings many girl’s nightmares to life. The story is one about a young‚ naïve girl named Connie‚ and her deranged abductor‚ Arnold Friend. Oates uses the setting in Connie’s life to create a very realistic situation. Oates also uses descriptive language to create vivid images of the setting‚ charters‚ and the emotions Connie feels. By analyzing Connie’s home setting and the descriptive language Oates uses‚ we will
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descriptions of Charles Schmid and his victims from Don Moser’s article influenced Joyce Carol Oates’ short story. However‚ Joyce Chopra’s adaption is more realistic because of the real life details that were added into the film. Oates based her Arnold Friend character on the descriptions of Charles Schmid’s appearance‚ behavior‚ and actions from the article. Charles Schmid was a serial killer who killed three girls in Tucson‚ Arizona. He was 23 years old when he was arrested for murdering Gretchen
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goal‚ though it may never be achieved. . Arnold’s ‘Forest Glade’ region clearly refers to his youth‚ and the Romantic era. This was a time of extreme happiness for Arnold; a time when he could truly feel and understand the beauty of nature as represented by Wordsworth and the other Romantics. This was also a time when Arnold and the majority of society still believed in God and religion‚ and it is this belief which allowed that profound joy of nature which was still seen as a spiritual realm
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neck to look into mirrors". The look represents the power of the characters. The one who looks at people has the ability to control people. Connie looks at Arnold so she controls him. Men look at Connie admirably while women look at Connie enviably. In the end‚ Arnold controls Connie through the use of his look for her. The author describes Arnold character as a symbol of the devil. The shaggy hair that seemed like a wig‚ his eyes that looked like broken glass‚ the way he talks as if he reads the lyrics
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Dover Beach by Matthey Arnold “Dover Beach” is an expression of melancholy and the condition of human nature. It is clearly seen how Matthew Arnold conveys his feelings of confusion and despair in Dover Beach through the use of literary devices. This statement is going to be analyzes in the following paragraphs. First of all the description of night and moon in the beginning create a mysterious and a somber tone. Besides‚ the voice describes “the cliffs of England stands; Glimmering and vast”
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History of Holy Name University Holy Name University was founded in 1946 by Fr. Alphonse Lesage‚ SVD‚ based on the inspiration of Bishop Julio D. Rosales. It started as Holy Name College on July 14‚ 1947. At that time‚ it was a diocesan school owned by the Diocese of Tagbilaran. In 1963‚ the SVDs gained full ownership of the college. It was renamed Divine Word College of Tagbilaran as a full-pledged SVD school. From 1947 to 1970‚ it was run by SVD expatriate missionaries. In 1970‚ Fr. Leo D. Ortiz
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