up one day in her driveway and the mysterious Arnold Friend emerges. Oates uses in-depth characterization and symbolism
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teenagers battle with in present society. Connie‚ the main character‚ fights with her parents‚ does not want to be like her older sister‚ and thinks very highly of herself. As a teenage girl typically believes‚ Connie imagines she is the center of attention and everything revolves around her‚ including everyone else’s problems. But‚ in contrast to most teenage girls‚ she conceals her sexual personality while she is at home. She hides how much she enjoys the feelings she gets when boys desire her.
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Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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Topic: Introducing Korean foods and Korean restaurants in Atlanta‚ GA Introduction Attention-getter – Fried chicken‚ collard greens‚ mashed potatoes‚ and hot oven baked biscuits. Aren’t you hungry yet? Perhaps your mothers and grandmothers had their own special recipes for these mouth watering‚ down-home cooked southern foods. Well let me tell you about mouthwatering food from my heritage - Korean food. Thesis – Korea has long tradition of food that many Americans can enjoy‚ now very
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Reflection on “Dover Beach” Human interpretation and comprehension of faith and religion have undergone constant change over the course of time. I feel that “Dover Beach” was written as an elegy to convey the author’s‚ Matthew Arnold‚ somber feelings regarding how man’s abandonment of the doctrine of religion‚ with the help of Victorianism and the Industrial Revolution‚ is only a vain act against an all-powerful nature. Arnold’s overall theme of how religion and faith should remain in humanity
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considering Connie’s childhood‚ you start to make an observation on how she was treated by her parents and how that has built Connie up to make the mistake of going with Arnold Friend. Connie’s mother is quite cruel to Connie and makes sure June‚ Connie’s sister‚ is the only child getting positive
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She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate when necessary. Her desire for attention and frivolities facilitates in subjecting her as a victim of a wicked and complex world. She is obsessed with her beauty; her desire for boys and attention makes her pride herself as a “paragon of beauty”. She finds a great deal of pleasure in sexuality
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encountered Rebecca Arnold and asked her if he could photograph her feet. Evans advised he worked as a photographer for a magazine in New York.Evans bragged that he had helped other women become “big time models.” Rebecca Arnold rejected Evan’s offer. Moving forward to 1998 Evans contacted Arnold at her home‚ but she was not there so he left a message with her father. On the second time‚ Evans called Arnold’s home; her father told Evans never to call again. It was in 2000 when Arnold saw Evans in a store
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Connie who finally gets attention from an older person she gets frighten‚ she neglects her childlike fantasies for realities of being a mature woman. Too look mature she dresses older‚ wear her hair different‚ her behavior and the way she acts when she’s away from home. She even gets the attention she wants from an older person‚ hang out at restaurant’s and listens to romance and love songs. Connie has two sides to her‚ one at home which she acts immature and when she goes out with her friends which
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she is affected by it. Arnold uses music to try and make Connie feel safe and stimulated by him. He uses it to try and get her to come outside with him‚ continuing his stalkerish nature. Arnold uses music to communicate with Connie‚ because he knew what her favorite music and artist were. He knew it made her feel relaxed and by being relaxed he hoped it would make Connie feel more comfortable with him. Even though Connie is insecure and a little flattered by Arnold’s attention‚ she doesn’t feel comfortable
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