If she did not go outside of her comfort zone to experiment with her maturity‚ then Arnold Friend might have never noticed her and taken advantage of her. As a teenager‚ you are very vulnerable and need to be very careful about who you hang out with‚ especially as a female in this day in age. Connie got too wrapped into her experimentation that she was unable to see a threat when it stood in her face. Arnold Friend gave off a very creepy aura when they first met in the plaza “He wagged a finger
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II 16 September 2013 Arnold Friend the Devil Arnold Friend portrays the devil in many ways. In the story‚ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by: Joyce Carol Oates Arnold friend is the devil‚ he went to Connie’s house and tries to get her to go for a ride with him and his friend Elli Oscar so‚ he can rape and kill her. Arnold Friend is none other than the devil himself‚ which shows in his appearance‚ his speech‚ his actions and supernatural visions‚ and in clues. Arnold Friend’s appearance
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character had Connie. Arnold Friend is a cold truth that the world can easily influence you and persuade you and immediately take that purity away from you if you
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Arnold Palmer Hospital is one of the largest hospitals for women and children in the U.S which founded in 1989. Arnold Palmer Hospital was ranked one of the nation’s Top 30 pediatric hospitals for heart care and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report‚ in their 2008 edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. Arnold Palmer Hospital is the only hospital in the central area with an emergency/trauma department dedicated to pediatric patients. The hospital’s Congenital Heart
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Arnold Palmer Paper Arnold Palmer paved the way for many golf players. His charisma and charm allowed him to set the stage for the popularity of golf‚ especially on television. Born in the small town of Latrobe‚ Pennsylvania on September 10th‚ 1929‚ Palmer learned to golf by learning from his father. He was the head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country club‚ allowing him to learn from his father. Palmer is one of the most distinguished golfers in the world to date‚ and his name is
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Although there is the theory of Arnold being a serial killer‚ him being the devil is a more valid approach. The first evidence that shows how Arnold is the devil is his appearance starting from his feet. In the story‚ as Arnold starts to walk toward Connie‚ she notices that his boots do not fit him right and seem like they are stuffed to make him appear taller (Oates 329). Jane M. Barstow’s article also comments on Arnold’s feet stating: “Arnold stuffs his boots in order to appear taller and more
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Huxley and Arnold After reading Thomas Henry Huxley’s lecture “Science and Culture” and Matthew Arnold’s response “Literature and Science”‚ I thought critically about what the two men have said and the basis of both arguments. Huxley emphasizes on teaching physical science because it is a necessity for human advancement. Matthew Arnold counter argues Huxley’s lecture with a few key points. The important concept Arnold mentions is that literature is not just acquiring an exquisite lexicon‚ but instead
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or prey‚ we tend to think about something like lions‚ preying on gazelles in the wildlife. Arnold Friend‚ however‚ in the story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Arnold is not a lion preying on gazelle‚ but he is a middle-aged man that becomes predatory and preys on 15-year-old Connie. Scheming and being a predatorial is what make Arnold Friend the villainous man he is. Arnold Friend‚ is a middle-aged man that uses himself as bait to fool and befriend young Connie.
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appearance and actions an evil persona is rested upon Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend has an interesting description in this story. He is described initially with “shaggy‚ shabby black hair that looked crazy as a wig.” He is also wearing metallic sunglasses that reflected everything. Eyes are known to be windows into the soul. The fact that his eyes were not able to be seen may suggest that he didn’t have a soul‚ another reference to the possibility of Arnold being Satan. He is also described has standing
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ENG 102 B09 18 February 2012 Essay 1 The not so Friendly‚ Arnold Friend In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Oates uses imagery to show the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend‚ as frightening and portrays many qualities of the devil. From the beginning Connie is shown as selfish and promiscuous and what easier target for the devil than a sinful teenager that’s only living for fun. Throughout the story‚ Arnold Friend has a Rock & Roll vibe that attracts Connie‚ yet the
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